Prego Spaghetti Sauce Homemade Copycat
This delicious copycat prego spaghetti sauce is a quick and delicious homemade sauce that is sure to please! If you want a healthier alternative to the traditional prego, or just don't want to run to the store, make this simple sauce with ingredients you probably already have on hand!
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 14 oz can of diced tomato
- 1 7 oz. can of tomato sauce
- 1 7 oz. can of tomato paste
- 3/4 tsp. dried basil
- 3/4 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Dice your onion in small pieces. Add olive oil to your pot and heat on medium/high heat. Once it is hot, add diced onion and sauté until golden and fragrant. About 2-3 minutes.
- After the onion is golden, add minced garlic and stir constantly for about 30 seconds. You don't want to let the garlic burn or overcook.
- Reduce heat to low/medium. Add all of the tomato products. First add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Then stir until tomato paste is well incorporated
- Add basil, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, and sugar. Stir.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent sticking or burning.
- Blend sauce with an immersion blender until smooth. About 2-3 minutes.
- Enjoy! Use right away or add to a mason jar to save for later.
Notes
Add more water after using the immersion blender if you want a thinner sauce.
If you don't want to use an immersion blender, you could substitute the diced tomatoes for canned crushed tomatoes.