Cherry Tomato Sauce
HB-13327 · Hand-built original · Italian American
A quick skillet sauce of burst cherry tomatoes, garlic and Italian seasoning with fresh basil, ready in about twenty minutes.
Italian AmericanDinner, Sauce20 minServes 498 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal
Main ingredient: olive oil
Servings:4quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- fresh basil, (to garnish and extra flavor)
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for about a minute until it shimmers.
- Add the minced garlic and cook it for 1 minute, stirring, until fragrant and softened but not browned.
- Tip in the cherry tomatoes with the salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and a little of the fresh basil.
- Cook the sauce, stirring, for 10 to 15 minutes on medium-low heat until the tomatoes burst and their juices thicken.
- Mash the tomatoes with a masher or the back of a fork until the sauce reaches the chunkiness preferred.
- Scatter more fresh basil over the finished sauce and serve it over pasta or alongside bread.
Prep: 5 min · Cook: 15 min · Total: 20 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
98 kcalCalories
0.3 gProtein
1.9 gCarbs
10.2 gFat
1.4 gSaturates
0.9 gFibre
0.1 gSugars
291 mgSodium
0 mgCholesterol
24 mgPotassium
30 mgCalcium
0.7 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data