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A pot of Vegan Pasta Sauce being stirred with a wooden spoon
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5 from 6 votes

Vegan Pasta Sauce

This vegan pasta sauce recipe couldn't be easier to prepare; you'll be amazed at how quickly it comes together.
Course: sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: gravy, spaghetti sauce
Servings: 12 half-cups
Calories: 60kcal

Equipment

  • Dutch oven, or other large covered sauce pan
  • immersion blender, or full-size regular blender

Ingredients

  • 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes (preferably DOP certified San Marzano tomatoes)
  • 1 large sweet yellow onion, quartered
  • 2 Tablespoons Miyoko's vegan butter, or other butter of your choice
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon honey, optional (not necessary if tomatoes and onion are sweet enough)

Instructions

  • Add the tomatoes, onion, butter, and salt to the pan. Crush the whole tomatoes with your hand.
  • Bring to a boil, then adjust the heat to keep at a slow boil. Cook for 45 to 60 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally, allowing the sauce to reduce.
  • Remove from the heat and cool down for a few minutes. Blend thoroughly using an immersion blender (if you don't have an immersion blender, see alternate instructions below).
  • Stir in the olive oil.
    Taste and adjust the salt, and/or stir in honey, if necessary.

Notes

No Immersion Blender?
If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can use a full-size regular blender; however, follow these three steps so you don’t end up with hot sauce exploding everywhere.
      1. Cool the sauce down a bit.
      2. Fill the jar no more than halfway.
      3. Remove the blender lid's center insert and hold a kitchen towel over the top.
Now you are ready to blend.
Do not try to blend this sauce using a bullet blender.

Nutrition

Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg