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Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter on potato Gnocchi

Very Easy Tomato Sauce

A simple tomato sauce that is very, very good.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 132.5 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 28 oz, can Roma tomatoes imported from Italy. We always use Cento brand San Marzano tomatoes.
  • 1 med.onion peeled and cut in half
  • 5 tbsp. butter
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions
 

  • Crush by hand or cut up the tomatoes. Add the tomatoes and their juice to a sauce pan. Add the butter, onion and salt. Cook at a slow but steady simmer for 45 minutes, or until the fat floats free from the tomato and rises to the top of the sauce. . Stir from time to time mashing any large piece of tomato in the pan with the back of a wooden spoon.
  • Taste and add salt if needed. Discard the onion before tossing the sauce with the pasta. Enjoy it! We sure did!
    Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter on potato Gnocchi

Nutrition

Calories: 132.5kcalCarbohydrates: 0.1gProtein: 0.2gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9.5gTrans Fat: 0.6gCholesterol: 39.7mgSodium: 128.5mgPotassium: 4.4mgSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 461.7IUCalcium: 4.4mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword gluten free, Mediterranean Diet, quick and easy
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