Homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes or spaghetti sauce using fresh tomatoes can be made from scratch easily using fresh tomatoes and your favorite spices.
A little amount of good quality spaghetti sauce can make your pasta taste great and you can easily buy the spaghetti sauce online or you can make the spaghetti sauce fresh at home using fresh ingredients like fresh tomatoes and spices. If you like tomato chunks in your pasta sauce, the making is much easier.
I also have this easy white garlic sauce for pasta which is yet another easy, delicious homemade pasta sauce!
making pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce using fresh tomatoes
This is a quick homemade pasta sauce recipe using tomatoes without onions. If you wish to add onions, you can chop one large onion finely and saute it really well before adding the tomatoes or you can use onion powder to just add the flavor easily. If you want the sauce to be more of a smooth texture, you can puree a couple of tomatoes and cook along with the tomato sauce that we are going to prepare from scratch.
You can even process the entire tomato sauce in your food processor if you don't want any chunks of tomatoes at all, which will give you a very fine and smooth puree of sauce if that is what you like.
should you remove the seeds or skin of tomatoes for making spaghetti sauce?
I didn't remove the skin or seeds of the tomatoes, as the seeds and skin of the tomatoes add texture to the sauce, if you don't mind it! So this is a homemade tomato sauce recipe which includes the skin and seeds of whole fresh tomatoes.
However, you can tweak the recipe and remove the seeds and skin of the tomatoes if you wish. You could try this food mill if you wish to puree the sauce as well as remove the seeds and skin of the tomatoes.
Whatever is the texture you like, the basic thing is that we prepare this homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes and our favorite spices and this homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes is really easy to make and it is so yummy to pour over any kind of pasta or your favorite spaghetti. This homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes is perfect for spaghetti recipes so this is also the most easy homemade spaghetti sauce recipe using fresh tomatoes from scratch. If you have fresh tomatoes and spices at your home, you don't have to worry if your pasta sauce is over. You can use this homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes in places of spaghetti sauce with tomatoes, marinara sauce for pasta or any recipe that calls for adding fresh tomato sauce for dressing or flavoring.
I used turmeric powder and red chili powder in this homemade spaghetti sauce recipe, as spices add exotic flavors and color to the sauce. Turmeric powder is totally optional so you may skip it if you do not want to add it. The addition of turmeric powder makes the sauce more colorful too, and its a great way to include turmeric in your food if you are looking to add spices like turmeric in your diet. I used oregano powder in this recipe, but instead of just using oregano powder you may also use dried basil, thyme etc or you can use Italian spice blend which is a ground spice mixture of thyme, basil, oregano etc. Feel free to experiment with your own favorite spices and enjoy the exotic flavors!
ingredients to make homemade pasta sauce
- 8 medium sized fresh tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic crushed or minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper ground or powdered
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder or paprika
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder optional
- salt adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup water
So here is how you can make this easy homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes.
how to make pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes?
step by step instructions to make pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes
Step 1 - Cut the tomatoes into small pieces and keep aside.
Step 2 - Heat olive oil in a pan and add the crushed garlic, saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 3 - Add the tomatoes and water, keep the stove in high heat and wait for the water to start boiling.
Step 4 - As the water starts boiling, add salt and sugar, gently mix everything, reduce the heat to low.
Step 5 - Let the tomatoes get cooked in low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring in between to make sure the sauce is not getting burnt at the bottom of the pan (Keep the pan open while the tomatoes are getting cooked).
Step 6 - After 10 to 15 minutes, the tomatoes will be cooked and soft, you can gently mash them using a spatula or spoon. If needed, you may add a little more water and olive oil and cook the tomatoes for more time until the tomatoes are really soft so you can mash them really well using a spatula or spoon.
Step 7 - Now add all the spices to the tomato mixture and mix well, and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until everything is well combined and the mixture has reached the consistency of sauce.
Step 8 - Your homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes is ready to be used and you can mix it with your cooked pasta or spaghetti or you can pour this hot tomato sauce over any pasta or spaghetti, sprinkle cheese and enjoy!
Notes: You may adjust the spices a little and may add your favorite ones and experiment with different flavors if you like! This homemade pasta sauce recipe or homemade spaghetti sauce recipe using fresh tomatoes have chunks of tomatoes and not very smooth consistency.
As I mentioned in the beginning, for a smooth consistency you can either puree a couple of tomatoes and add it along with the pieces of tomatoes while they are getting cooked, or you can puree the entire thing in a food processor if you want a pasta sauce of very smooth consistency. I love the chunks of tomatoes in the pasta sauce or spaghetti sauce, so I usually don't puree it, but its really your choice and in both ways this homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes is delicious and easy to be made from scratch.
If you wish to add onions to the sauce, you can chop a large onion finely, add it in the beginning after you add the garlic, then saute it until its transparent or lightly browned and then add the tomatoes and water and proceed with the rest of the recipe as instructed.
To make it even more easier, you can add store bought dried onions (dry minced onion flakes) and lightly fry it easily in the beginning or even use onion powder to just add the flavor of onions easily in the pasta sauce.
how long does pasta sauce with tomatoes last?
When you are using store bought pasta sauce with tomatoes, it is easy to follow the directions in the label as they will have it mentioned in their bottle how long the pasta sauce will last, including the expiry date of the sauce. After opening the pasta sauce bottle, usually you need to store the pasta sauce in the refrigerator and you need to use them up in few days.
Usually they last for at least 5 to 7 days time, which is a week's time in refrigerator when properly stored. With this homemade pasta sauce too, you need to use the pasta sauce the same day of preparation or you will need to store in the refrigerator for few more days use.
If you store properly in air tight glass containers, you can store this in refrigerator for about a week's time. This is a small batch pasta sauce and currently, I do not have much experience with canning so I am not sure if this sauca can be canned for longer storage (until opening) or how to can it. So it is best recommended to use the same day of preparation or you can transfer to clean, dry air tight glass jars and store in the refrigerator for about a week.
Homemade Pasta Sauce Using Fresh Tomatoes (Spaghetti Sauce)
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cut the tomatoes into small pieces and keep aside.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add the crushed garlic, saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and water, keep the stove in high heat and wait for the water to start boiling.
- As the water starts boiling, add salt and sugar, gently mix everything, reduce the heat to low.
- Let the tomatoes get cooked in low heat for about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring in between to make sure the sauce is not getting burnt at the bottom of the pan (Keep the pan open while the tomatoes are getting cooked).
- After 10 to 15 minutes, the tomatoes will be cooked and soft, you can gently mash them using a spatula or spoon. If needed, you may add a little more water and olive oil and cook the tomatoes for more time until the tomatoes are really soft so you can mash them really well using a spatula or spoon.
- Now add all the spices to the tomato mixture and mix well, and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until everything is well combined and the mixture has reached the consistency of sauce. Your homemade pasta sauce using fresh tomatoes is ready to be used and you can mix it with your cooked pasta or spaghetti or you can pour this hot tomato sauce over any pasta or spaghetti, sprinkle cheese and enjoy!
Michele says
Like the looks of your recipe going to give it a whirl. Would have helped if I knew what amount of sauce made.
But will soon find out.. thanks for posting.
Parvathy says
Thank you Michele! I have updated the servings for the sauce in the recipe card. If you make this, please let me know how it turned out for you. Would love to hear. Thanks again.
Anonymous says
Can this be jarred and saved for later?
Parvathy says
This can be stored in refrigerator for about a week or for some more days.Thank you!
Anonymous says
Hi this recipe sounds great. What kind of tomatoes do you use?
Recipe Garden says
Hi, I usually use whatever tomatoes I have on hand. Roma tomatoes work great for sauce. Also I have used vine tomatoes, but almost any kind of ripe tomatoes should work I think.
Arlene says
How would you can this sauce?
Recipe Garden says
Hi Arlene, I do not can this sauce, I am not sure about the canning part. Since it is a small batch pasta sauce, you can transfer to clean, dry glass jars and store in refrigerator for about a week or two. You may freeze the sauce in freezer safe containers or ice cube trays for some more days if you need. Thank you.
Kathy says
Do you leave tomato skins on??
Recipe Garden says
Hi Kathy, I didn't remove the skin of tomatoes but you may remove it if you want! Thank you.