Healthy & Easy Ragu-Style Pizza/Pasta Sauce ~ Printable Recipe

Most children are born with the extinct to shy away from anything lumpy in their food supply. I think this is the reason for success with Ragu sauces. Unfortunately, we don't place much trust in the ingredients that are hidden behind the words, "spices" and "natural flavors" which most commercial foods embrace. I used to think it meant garlic, thyme and other innocent herbs that they wanted to keep secret for the sake of protecting the recipe. Sadly, it is for the sake of protecting the evil ingredients that they cover up with vague, non-descript words. 

Here is a simple to make and healthy version of Ragu sauce that your children will love (and you will too!). You can double the recipe to make two quarts (freeze one for the future).

Ingredients:

• tomato sauce, 1 quart (or 1 liter or approx. 32 oz can)
• 2 white onions, chopped
• approx. 2 or 3 tbsp. oil (your choice but I used sunflower)
• 5 cloves, freshly minced garlic
• Italian seasoning, few sprinkles worth
• 1 - 2 tbsp. honey (I used 1 tbsp.)
• freshly ground pepper, a few grinds
• 1/8 - 1/4 cup parmesan cheese (optional)

Saute chopped onions in oil for a few minutes. 

Add fresh minced garlic to the pan once the onion starts to soften.

Let it sauté a few more minutes and add tomato sauce.

Bring to a simmer and add a few sprinkles of Italian Seasoning.

After five minutes of simmering, remove from heat.

Add 1 tbsp. honey (or more if you like sweeter). Mix in until dissolved.

Add a few grinds of fresh, black pepper and taste for salt.

Let sauce cool to room temperature. 

Blend sauce until slightly smooth.

Add between 1/8 to 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese and blend in (we used 1/4 cup)
(if you are dairy free, you can omit this step).

Pour into a clean jar and refrigerate. Your pizza/pasta sauce is ready to use :)

A printable recipe is shared below. Simply press the download (the arrow) button to save and print.

Food for thought:

"A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth,

but that you won't notice it when someone else does."

- Anton Chekhov

RECIPES Homemade Pizza/Pasta Sauce by JES

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