There is nothing quite like a fresh pot of marinara sauce. I love pasta and pizza and while I'll put store bought sauce on them in a pinch, it's totally worth it to make my own sauce.
The sauce recipe that caught my eye was the Buttery Tomato Sauce with Onion. There are just 4 ingredients other then salt and pepper and it's super easy to make. It also has a lot of flavor and is great on pasta or as a sauce on a pizza. I made the sauce this past Sunday to put on a pizza for dinner. The entire kitchen smelled wonderful as it was simmering on the stove. It made the whole house warm and cozy.
I did make one change to the recipe. Instead of removing the onions at the end of the cooking time, I diced one of the onions and left it in the sauce. I think it added a little more flavor to the sauce. This recipe makes a lot of sauce so I froze the sauce I didn't use to put on my meatballs this weekend! This is seriously the easiest tomato sauce you are ever going to make and you'll be surprised by just how flavorful it is.

Buttery Tomato Sauce with Onion
It takes just 4 ingredients to make your own delicious tomato sauce at home!
Ingredients
- 2 (28 oz) cans Tuttorosso Peeled Plum Italian Style Tomatoes, crushed
- ½ t. sugar
- 1 stick butter, cubed
- 2 yellow onions, 1 peeled and quartered, the other peeled and diced
- Kosher salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Bring Tuttorosso Peeled Plum Italian Style Tomatoes, sugar, butter, and onions to a boil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally and mashing any large pieces of tomatoes with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook for 45 minutes or until flavors are blended and sauce is slightly reduced.
- Remove the onion quarters and season the sauce with salt and pepper before serving.
Notes
Recipe from Tuttorosso
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 160Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 220mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 1g

Misty Bodenhammer
I would have to try this sauce as either the spaghetti or the pizza sauce sounds awesome!!! I am definitely going to have to try it!
Yona Williams
I think that I would use the tomatoes to make chili.
Dawn Sterner
I would make some lasagna or baked mostaccioli!
Emily Wells
If I win, I'd definitely try your recipe! Anything with that much butter HAS to be good. 😀
Mary H.
I would make spaghetti sauce. It would ohh so good!
Becky VanGinkel
I would love to make Crock Pot Chili and Lasagna with these Tuttorosso tomatoes!! And maybe some Chicken Parmesan ! I would love to use them in a lot of recipes! lol
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Angela Saver
I would made homemade marinara sauce! It is so good!
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liz l
Maybe some type of chicken parm
Nancy
I would make my home-made chili!
Julie Kim
I'd make my mom's famous spaghetti sauce!
Cathy Truman
I would make a big pot of Taco Soup.
Jessica Goble
yummy
kelly mcgrew
i'd probably make a turkey chili! thanks!
tracy webb
I would make veg. beef soup.
Tina W
I would make a pot of spaghetti and meatballs!
heather way
I bet they'd be great in my spaghetti sauce!
Nicole Sender
I'd use the Tuttorosso tomatoes to make the best spaghetti sauce ever!
Dorothy Teel
I would use the Tuttorosso tomatoes to make a sauce and have Italian sausage and peppers over angel hair pasta, sounds yummy to me your recipe for sauce sounds yummy thank you for sharing
jennifer
we'd make a pizza with fresh veggies and herbs from our garden!
Debbie Lewis
I would make a sauce for my lasagna
Trish
I would make lasagna -- one of my favorite foods!
Jackie
I would make spaghetti and meatballs.
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Wes Hovorka
I would make a homemade pasta meat sauce.
Dawn S.
This would make a fantastic sauce to go with my lasagna!
Heather Bridson
I would make spagetti, or chili...
Karen D
Tomato soup
Stephanie Phelps
I would make a delicious spaghetti sauce and some chili!
cyndi br
I would make chili
MJ Dee
I make my Grandfather's recipe for Italian Sauce every two weeks and I only use Tuttorosso Tomatoes! I load mine up with meat and Italian Sausage, freeze it in containers and have it whenever we feel like pasta or any other Italian dish! And did you know that if you use a metal spoon to stir your sauce in a metal pot, you will actually taste the metal in your sauce? Wood is the best!! Thanks for this opportunity!
AUDREY GRIFFIS
we d make our own pizza how fun
Danielle Jones
I would make a big pot of chili with the tomatoes.
Melissa George
i would make veg pasta with the sauce. as i love cooking and can make various curries too.
sarah b
an tomato peanut stew.
Teresa McCluskey
I would use it to make my homemade meatballs YUM!
Teresa
I would make homemade meat ravioli from my g-grandmother's recipe and homemade sauce.
Annmarie W.
We love to use them for our lasagna sauce! And also for chili!
kathy dalton
I would use it when i MAKE MY CHICKEN PARMESAN
Barbara Blanton
I would make the above sauce and use it for meatball subs.
Maggie Currier
I would LOVE to make a yummy spaghetti dinner with homemade garlic bread!
Kim Reid
I would make lasagna for the family, thanks!
Teresa
I would make a puttanesca sauce.
Missy
I would make a pasta dish, yum!
saralynns2
Chili, pasta sauces, and lasagna all sound like great items to make 🙂
Kathlyne
I would make a ragu sauce.
rachel
I love mushroom lasagna, so I'd make that!
Kate B
I would make a sauce for my meatballs!
The butter sauce sounds delish!
Terri Moore
I would make some Lasagna which my guys like a lot!
Connie Lee
I would make some vegetable beef soup with the tomatoes.
Katelyn Fagan
If I won, I would probably try out this recipe! I have never made homemade sauce before. But, yours looks really good. I always thought you had to have a food processor or something to make tomato sauces, as I don't want it to be chunky. But we buy a lot of pizza sauce and marinara sauce, so I wonder if it would help us save a little money?! And I bet if I could figure out how to can it, it would last even longer, though I know you said you could just freeze it. Good idea either way!
HezziD
This is a super easy recipe especially since it has so few ingredients! Plus it makes a ton. I froze half the batch and used it about 2 weeks later. Sometimes after freezign I need to add a small can of tomato paste to thicken it back up but that's it!
Madalyn Haire
The 1st thing I'm making is a big pot of rice and tomatoes
Cindys Recipes and Writings
I would make a chunky tomato soup!
Sherri J
I would definitely use is with my baked ziti recipe. And then I would try with my lasagna
Sheila K.
I would make pasta sauce!
Shaina
I would definitely make some kind of pasta or lasagna
Mandy Kauffman
I'd love to make eggplant parmesan. Thanks for the giveaway!
Brenna @ Life After Laundry
My husband refuses to buy jarred sauce anymore so we canned tomatoes and make our own. We haven't found the perfect sauce yet, so I'm anxious to try this recipe.
HezziD
This one is SO easy and delicious!
Soo
I make a pretty delicious bacon pasta with canned tomatoes.
Ashley Elaine
I would make sauce for my lasagna.
Sheila K.
I would make turkey chili!
David
This time of year our crock pot is working overtime making warm chilis and stews. This would be great for all of those.
Donna L
I would make a homemade pasta meat sauce.
janetfaye
I would make spicy Marinara sauce.
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The Frugal Exerciser
I would try making lasagna or another pasta dish.
shirley
I would use in my sauces for my noodles.
holly
i'd make some yummy sauce. 🙂
Alison
I would make a Bolognese Sauce.
Kirsten
I had to give this some thought - I would use it to make a chicken parmagan. That is the bomb!!
Pamela S
I would make Arrabiatta Sauce. Thank you for the giveaway offer!
Brittany Koelmel
Wow! That looks really good! I would make my meatballs with that sauce!
Rachel @{i love} my disorganized life
I always make my own red pasta sauce, so I think I'd give pizza sauce a try.
Sandy
I'd probably try the above recipe for buttery tomato sauce
Eva @ Eva Bakes
Your tomato sauce sounds amazing - I would try making that!