Red wine pasta sauce is full of robust flavors, making this sauce a meal in itself! This simple ingredient sauce will have you swearing off the canned stuff for good! Crushed tomatoes, Italian herbs, and a splash of red wine make this sauce an absolute hit!
1/4cupfresh basilwhole leaves left on stem, or 1 tbsp dried basil
1tspfresh oreganoor 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2cupdry red wine
128 ozcan of crushed tomatoes
1/4tspred pepper flakes
1 tspsugar
1/2cuppasta water
1lbpasta
Instructions
Sautè the onion, garlic, and herbs. Place a medium sized pot over medium heat. Once the pot is hot, add the olive oil. Add the onion, garlic, basil leaves (leave them whole), and oregano. Sautè the mixture for 1-2 minutes.
Add and reduce the wine. Pour the red wine into the pot and allow it to reduce by half, about 3-5 minutes.
Add the crushed tomatoes and simmer. Pour the crushed tomatoes and red pepper flakes into the pot. Stir the mixture and reduce it to a simmer. Add the sugar. Allow the sauce to simmer for at least 20 minutes.
Cook the pasta. Bring a large pot of generously salted (about 1 tbsp of salt) water to a roaring boil. Cook the pasta to al dente according to package instructions. Save 1 cup of the pasta water.
Add the pasta water. Add 1/2 cup of the pasta water to the sauce. Add up to 1 cup, until desired consistency is reached.
Serve. Toss the pasta in the red wine sauce, then serve with your favorite toppings like parmesan cheese or more fresh basil. Mangia!