No matter who you are, odds are you like Spaghetti. But what would the spaghetti be without a tasty sauce to go along with it? Today, I am sharing a recipe for spaghetti sauce that is simple enough to please the palettes of your average person – yet delicious enough to make the process of eating it enjoyable.

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 cups

Ingredients:
- 28 oz. can tomato puree
- 18 oz. can tomato paste
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar or 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 lg. onion
- 1-2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano or 1 tbsp. freshly minced
- 1 tsp. dried basil or 2 tbsp. freshly minced

Instructions:

To begin, coat the bottom of a large pot with your extra virgin olive oil. Next, cut up the 1 large onion to your liking. Some people like it chopped into large chunks, but I am more partial to thinner, smaller diced onion. Sauté the onion until it turns clear, and then add your garlic. Allow this to cook until the garlic is light in color.

Next we’re going to stir in the tomato puree into the onion mix. You’ll need extra water, so I would recommend filling the tomato puree can with water to make sure you’ve added the right amount. Add the tomato paste, stirring it in with a spoon to make sure everything gets mixed properly and evenly. Add oregano, as well as your vinegar (or wine, if you’d rather).

At this point you must allow sauce to boil, stirring occasionally to ensure an even quality. Cover the pot and cook your sauce on the lowest heat, keeping it as such until you are ready to serve.

It’s just that easy!

If you would like to add to your sauce, there are several small touches you could add in order to mix things up. You could add meat for a more traditional Bolognese sauce, or you could sweeten the spaghetti sauce by adding a pinch of sugar or honey. Experiment with flavors you personally enjoy.