Copy Cat Olive Garden Marinara Sauce Recipe

One of my favorite places to go for date nights is Olive Garden. Bring on the soup, salad and breadsticks please! Oh and the gorgeous pasta! HELLO YUM!

Today we are sharing a copycat Olive Garden Marinara Sauce Recipe. Some days you want the flavors of your favorite restaurant without having to get dressed and do your hair. There is just something so nice about sitting in your yoga/pj pants and enjoying your favorite meal at home. Plus this way you can catch up on the Bachelorette or whichever tv show is your favorite.

I may or may not be a closet Bachelorette watcher and enjoy curling up on the couch watching it each week when we are home. There is just something about those rose ceremonies and the drama that draws me in. I know I can't be the only one...

You can pair this gorgeous Copy Cat Olive Garden Marinara Sauce Recipe with our Copy Cat Olive Garden Breadsticks, Copy Cat Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli Soup Recipe and to finish it off you can't go wrong with this Copy Cat Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake! YES PLEASE!

Copycat Olive Garden Marinara Sauce

 Note this recipe makes about 3-4 jars of sauce and it freezes great so whip up a batch and save some it for a night you have no time to cook.

Ingredients

3 cans of Crushed Tomatoes (either regular or with basil, oregano and garlic) 28 oz. sized cans OR 12-15 fresh tomatoes (peeled, chopped and blended in a food processor)

4 cloves of garlic

4 Tablespoons of dried basil

1 ½ teaspoon of Black pepper

1 -2 tablespoon of Sugar (optional) – this takes out the bitterness and makes it a little sweet

2 TSBP olive oil

⅓ cup of grated Parmesan or Romano Cheese

Minced Green Peppers (optional)

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a 5+ qt. pot over medium heat, and add the chopped or pressed garlic.
2. Heat for one to two minutes, making sure not to burn the garlic, then add all the tomatoes, black pepper, basil and sugar. Stirring often, bring to a low boil.
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2-3 hours stirring often.
4. For the first half of the simmer time, do so with the pot uncovered, then cover.
5. Add the cheese, stir in and simmer for an additional 5 minutes or so.

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Copycat Olive Garden Marinara Sauce Recipe

Print Rate

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes

Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

• 84 oz Crushed Tomatoes either regular or with basil, oregano and garlic 28 oz. sized cans OR 12-15 fresh tomatoes (peeled, chopped and blended in a food processor)
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 4 Tablespoons Dried Basil
• 1 ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
• 1 -2 Tablespoon White Sugar optional – this takes out the bitterness and makes it a little sweet
• 2 TSBP Olive Oil
• ⅓ cup Parmesan Cheese or Romano Cheese
• Minced Green Peppers optional

Instructions

• Heat the olive oil in a 5+ qt. pot over medium heat, and add the chopped or pressed garlic.
• Heat for one to two minutes, making sure not to burn the garlic, then add all the tomatoes, black pepper, basil and sugar. Stirring often, bring to a low boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2-3 hours stirring often.
• For the first half of the simmer time, do so with the pot uncovered, then cover.
• Add the cheese, stir in and simmer for an additional 5 minutes or so.

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