Instant Pot Marinara Sauce Homemade Marinara Sauce Cooking Carnival

Making Instant Pot Marinara Sauce at home from scratch is a breeze. Its preservative free, less oil and Much better than store bought.

What is Marinara Sauce?

Marinara Sauce is a tomato sauce made with tomatoes, Onion, garlic, and herbs. This simple Marinara Sauce is used in many Italian dishes. This Italian Marinara Sauce recipe is – Hearty Rich Simple Flavorful Versatile Easy to make Better than store-bought and perfect for Pasta or Pizza night. Homemade Marinara Sauce is amazing!! it is made with very basic pantry ingredients.

Why make Marinara Sauce At home?

Because It tastes fresh. It’s made with classic and uncomplicated ingredients. You get to control the flavors. No added sugar No Preservatives. Gets ready in no time! Simple, quick and easy Marinara Sauce is a staple of mine. I usually make batches of it and keep it in the freezer for quick meals and for quick lunch box for my son. It saves lots of money and time.

Marinara Sauce Ingredients

I prefer using canned diced tomatoes to make this Instant Pot Marinara Sauce. On top of tomatoes, next comes garlic, onion, red pepper flacks, salt, Oregano, black pepper powder, good quality extra virgin olive oil, and fresh basil leaves. Diced Tomatoes – I prefer to use San Marzano canned Diced tomatoes. You can use fresh tomatoes too. Garlic – I always prefer to use fresh Garlic to make Marinara Sauce. Fresh herbs – Use fresh basil for the best result. It keeps the sauce tasting fresh and light. Black Pepper and Red crushed pepper – We like our marinara sauce spicy. You may adjust or skip these 2 ingredients.

This Instant Pot Marinara sauce looks smooth. Can it be made chunky?

Absolutely! We like smoother side marinara sauce that’s why I have used an immersion blender to make it smooth. But if you like chunky marinara, skip that step. 🙂 if you like extra smoother marinara sauce, you can make the sauce as directed, let it cool down completely, then pulse it in the blender until looks creamy.

How long Homemade Marinara Sauce stay good? Can we freeze Homemade Marinara Sauce?

It can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to a week and up to 4 months in a freezer. This sauce is great for freezing. Do give this Instant Pot Marinara Sauce a try. You can make this even without planning ahead, which is great for those busy weekdays.