Here’s how you make spaghetti sauce with fresh tomatoes! Most of the ingredients for this spaghetti sauce come from my garden, but you can use fresh produce, whether it came from your backyard, the farmers’ market, or the grocery store.
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I have been very busy in the garden lately. This is one day’s worth of tomatoes! I will be using the small tomatoes in Broiled Cherry Tomatoes for a party on Friday. The larger tomatoes were used this evening in Spaghetti Sauce. The spaghetti sauce calls for peeled tomatoes, so I thought I would share my tip for easily removing the skin.
Tomato Peeling Tip
Begin by bringing a pot of water to a boil. Place tomatoes in the boiling water for 30 seconds. After removing the tomatoes from the boiling water, plunge them in a bowl of ice water. Place the tomatoes on a cutting board and core them. Start pulling the skin from the cut in the top of the tomato and the skin will slide off easily.
Garden Fresh Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. of tomatoes, peeled, cored, cut up, seeds removed ( I do not squeeze the juice out)
- 1 bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh sage, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh basil, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh marjoram, minced
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 1 – 6 ounce can tomato paste
Directions:
- Place all of the ingredients in a large pot, bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer on low for an hour.
- Serve warm over noodles.
- You can add a pound of cooked hamburger or sausage if you like.
This recipe uses fresh spices; if you use dried spices, use half as much. Adjust the ingredients to your taste. The flavors will intensify as they cook, so you might want to wait until the last 30 minutes of simmering to make your final adjustments. I do not add any water or broth because the fresh vegetables will produce liquid as they are cooked down. You can add water or a can of vegetable broth if you prefer your spaghetti sauce to be a little less thick.
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Garden Fresh Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
A flavorful spaghetti sauce made with garden-fresh tomatoes, herbs, and other vegetables. Use up your harvest with this fresh pasta sauce.
Servings 8
Calories 55kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. of tomatoes peeled, cored, cut up, seeds removed ( I do not squeeze the juice out)
- 1 bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh oregano minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh sage minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh basil minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh marjoram minced
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 1 – 6 ounce can tomato paste
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients in a large pot, bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer on low for an hour.
- Serve warm over noodles.
- You can add a pound of cooked hamburger or sausage if you like.
Notes
This recipe uses fresh spices; if you use dried spices, use half as much. Adjust the ingredients to your taste. The flavors will intensify as they cook, so you might want to wait until the last 30 minutes of simmering to make your final adjustments. I do not add any water or broth because the fresh vegetables will produce liquid as they are cooked down. You can add water or a can of vegetable broth if you prefer your spaghetti sauce to be a little less thick.
Nutrition
Calories: 55kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 545mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1743IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
As things ripen I may disappear for a few days as I cook, can, and freeze. The first frost will arrive in less than a month, so I will catch you up on all of the recipes at that time.
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Shaina says
This is one of my favorite tips and so easy to do!
Angela Barton says
I just made the oven roasted tomatoes last night- they're great!
Amanda says
I think I will try this over the weekend! I keep looking for recipes for my ever growing/ripening tomatoes. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Struggler says
Good luck with your picking, canning, freezing and so on! 'Harvest' time is busy for sure.
Emily says
My mother used this peeling tip when we were canning tomatoes when I was a child. It works really well. Thanks for sharing the sauce recipe with us. It sounds wonderful! 🙂
Cole says
Great peeling tip!
Meal Planning with Connie says
Your sauce sounds yummy!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Lisa@BlessedwithGrace says
Sounds wonderful and thanks for sharing the tips, as well.
Ave says
Thanks for sharing a good tip! The sauce soun ds delicious!
Shana says
They look so yummy!!! By the way, thanks so much for Blaze's postcard!! So nice of you to send one.
Phoebe @ Cents to Get Debt Free says
I do the same thing with mine. It took a while for my tomatoes to come on, but now I've been swamped with them–that is a good thing,though.
Happy Canning/Harvesting! 🙂
The Thrifty Countrywoman says
Looks like you're busy harvesting too! My tomatoes are just beginning to ripen. Hard to believe that summer is almost over!
mub says
I pour boiling water over my tomatoes but didn't think to dip them in icewater so they wouldn't be so hot and slippery to peel!