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Linda’s Homemade Pasta Sauce

Impress your guests with ‘from scratch’ flavor in just minutes!

Linda's Pasta Sauce

Ingredients:

2 cups pasta water (see notes)

3 Tbsp olive oil

3 Tbsp chopped garlic

2 Tbsp fennel seed

½ tsp red pepper flakes

½ tsp salt

1 can tomato paste (6-8 oz.)

¼ – ½ cup Cirino’s Bloody Mary Mix

  1. Have pasta cooking in a separate, large pot with additional 2 Tbsp olive oil and pinch of salt water while preparing sauce.
  2. Heat olive oil, garlic and dry spices in smaller pot. Cook over medium heat until garlic is tender.
  3. Add tomato paste and stir to lightly brown the paste.
  4. Add Cirino’s Bloody Mary Mix and 2 cups of pasta water from other pot.
  5. Whisk to blend smooth, and add more pasta water as needed to obtain desired consistency.
  6. EXTRAS – you can add chopped onions, mushrooms, chopped peppers, cooked beef or sausage, cooked meatballs or other ingredients to customize your creation.
  7. Add prepared pasta to sauce and simmer to meld flavors – then serve warm.

TIME: 15 min

SERVING: 4

EASY

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