I enjoy making my own pasta sauces. Whether it’s a marinara or a bolognese, there’s something satisfying about making your own to taste.
Since I love trying Copycat Recipes, making this marinara sauce from Chef Guy Fieri was a no brainer.
Besides being super simple to make, I love this marinara sauce because of how versatile it is. You can obviously use it over pasta but you can also use it to dip your Crunchy Mozzarella Sticks or for a Spicy Meatball Sub.
This recipe will yield about 3 quarts (~ 12 cups) of marinara sauce so unless you are feeding a small army, you will need to properly store any leftover sauce.
Tips
- This marinara sauce can be frozen if needed
- You can also store the sauce in sealed mason jars
For those of you who do not like the flavor of fire-roasted tomatoes, you can substitute for regular diced tomatoes. It will change the flavor profile of Guy’s recipe but you can deviate if you need to.
Guy Fieri Books
If you are a fan of Guy Fieri I suggest you check out a couple of my recipe favorite books: Guy Fieri Food and Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Both are the Kindle versions.
Gather your Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients to make this Marinara Sauce recipe from Guy Fieri. For ingredient amounts please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – the best you can afford
- Yellow Onion – sweet onion or white onions are good substitutes
- Garlic Cloves – you can use more if you really like garlic
- Fire-Roasted Diced Tomatoes – regular diced tomatoes will work as well
- Fresh Basil – you can substitute for dried basil if needed
- Fresh Oregano – you can substitute for dried oregano if needed
- Salt and Pepper – to taste
How to Make Guy’s Marinara Sauce
- In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and cook until the garlic is almost brown.
- Stir in the tomatoes and let simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add the basil and oregano, and let simmer for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Puree the mixture with an immersion blender or food processor until the desired consistency is achieved.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Printable Recipe Card
Guy’s Marinara Sauce
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Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 ½ Cups Yellow Onions, diced
- 8 Garlic Cloves, crushed
- 84 oz Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
- 1 cup Fresh Basil Leaves, shredded
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Oregano, chopped
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and cook until the garlic is almost brown.
- Stir in the tomatoes and let simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add the basil and oregano, and let simmer for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Puree the mixture with an immersion blender or food processor until the desired consistency is achieved.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
Since when was a classic Italian sauce american ?
This sauce was fantastic.