Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Fire Roasted Marinara

Make your own pasta sauce at home the easy way with this simple recipe for Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Fire Roasted Marinara. You'll love the homemade flavor, how easy it is to prepare, and that there's none of the processed stuff!

Servings

Calories 62

Author Robyn Downs

Equipment

Ingredients

1 medium onion finely chopped
4 garlic cloves finely minced or grated
2 28- oz cans crushed fire-roasted tomatoes*
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon smoked paprika divided (optional)
½-1 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

In a 6-quart slow cooker, stir together the onions, garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, and salt.
Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours.
Add an additional ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, stirring to combine. Taste and add additional salt if you like.

Notes

For a chunkier texture, use 1 28-oz can fire-roasted crushed tomatoes and 1 28-oz can fire-roasted diced tomatoes.

While the smoked paprika adds a depth of flavor to this sauce, you may omit it if you don't have it on hand.

Serve the fire-roasted marinara over whole wheat pasta, gluten-free pasta, zoodles, or as a sauce for fish or chicken.

Store leftovers of the sauce in a tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to five days, or in the freezer for up to three months.

Nutrition information for sauce only.

Nutrition