40 Days of Clean Eating: Homemade Tomato Sauce

Make weeknight dinners easy with this make-ahead homemade sauce.

Written by Kari Lund Last updated on Nov 22, 2021

Day 28 of 40

Originally posted on Cooking Up Clean [Photo credit: Kari Lund]

Prep time: 15 min

Cook time: 45 min

Ingredients:

10 pounds tomatoes, cored and quartered (this does not need to be exact, just fill up your stock pot nearly to the top)
2 medium onions, quartered
1 head of garlic, cloves peeled
1 tablespoon salt

Instructions:

Place all ingredients in a large (approximately 8 quart) stockpot.
Stirring occasionally, cook on medium heat until garlic and onions are softened and sauce has reduced about 45 minutes.
Pureé with a stick blender until smooth.
Pour finished sauce into canning jars and seal or pour into freezer-proof containers to freeze the sauce.

Notes:

If you’re daring, add an habañero or other spicy pepper to the mix for a slightly spiced sauce.
Sauce can be canned or frozen.

Make breakfast satisfying and delicious:

40 Days of Clean Eating: Savory Weekend Mini Quiche

About Kari Lund

Kari believes that everything leading to great health and performance begins with the foods we eat. Simple, nutritious food can make significant and long-term positive changes in health. In her late teen years, Kari was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease. After giving up hope of ever feeling “normal” again, she turned to a whole foods and clean-eating lifestyle. Since doing so, she has seen incredible results in healing with food.

Providing tasty recipes and resources to help others live a more fulfilling life is highly motivating. Kari's personal victories have led her to create the whole-foods focused blog, Cooking Up Clean. Her recipes are a testament that healthy eating can be a visual feast and a delicious meal for the whole family.

When she’s not cooking up something great in the kitchen, you’ll find Kari out enjoying the outdoors, shooting archery, and gardening.

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