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Fresh Tomato Sauce

This is the easiest way to make Fresh Tomato Sauce, thanks to the Instant Pot!  You can make Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with Fresh Tomatoes that requires no par boiling, no peeling, and you can use whatever fresh tomatoes you have on hand from the garden, farm stand, or grocery store.  So fresh, simple and delicious- and the whole family will love it!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 74kcal
Author: Nancylynn

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/2 yellow onion diced
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 cups fresh tomatoes roughly chopped (grape/cherry can stay whole)
  • 1 carrot peeled and roughly chopped or or 4-5 baby carrots
  • 6 oz tomato paste 1 can
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil can sub 1 tsp dried
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • Optional: dried oregano & parsley (start with 1 tsp then add more if desired)

Instructions

  • Set Instant Pot to saute and add olive oil.  Once hot, add onion and cook until translucent.
  • Add garlic and saute 1 additional minute.
  • Add tomatoes and carrots to pot and give everything a good stir.  No need to add water, the tomatoes make plenty of their own liquid during cooking.
  • Lock lid and set Instant Pot to manual/pressure cook for 20 minutes. When cook time is up allow the pot to NPR for at least 10 minutes.  (You can also let the pot completely NPR, but if in a rush 10 minutes will work!)
  • Add 1/3c.- 1/2 c. tomato paste (this will act as your thickener- so use more for thicker sauce and less for thinner sauce)
  • Use an immersion blender to blend sauce until smooth.  Then add chopped basil and give it a stir.  Add salt, pepper, and other seasonings, to taste.
  • Note: due to the fresh tomatoes, this sauce will be on the thinner side. If sauce is too thin for your liking, you can put instant pot on saute to thicken it a little bit.

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Notes

21 Day Fix: 1 cup = 1 GREEN, 1/3 TSP
Note for FIXers: There are different opinions on whether tomato sauce should be considered a GREEN or a PURPLE.  Because this fresh sauce has no added sugar and tons of fresh veggies, I am comfortable calling it a GREEN.  I measure the sauce in my GREEN container and fill it just short of full for a serving.
WW link for personal points: Fresh Tomato Sauce

Nutrition

Serving: 1scant cup | Calories: 74kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 239mg | Potassium: 699mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3408IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg