With the holidays quickly coming, I’m always looking for foods I can make up for the guests. I want them to be tasty but also make a lot because you never how many people will be showing up at your house. One of my favorites is pasta with various types of sauces. It is affordable, easy and pasta is easy to make some more if extra people show up.
Pouring some sauce from a jar is easy, but it really isn’t much harder to make it from scratch (and it tastes a lot better). If you’re scared to try it, put your fears aside. It’s simple to make from roasting the tomatoes to serving it over pasta. Yes, I did say roasting the tomatoes yourself. Put down the can and go get some fresh produce, you’ll thank me later.
Roasting tomatoes is really no more than placing them on a sheet under the broiler until they begin to burn black. It’s so simple and you’ll kick yourself for not doing it yourself sooner. Roast those tomatoes, mix in your favorite seasonings and some Italian sausage and you’ve got an amazing sauce that is good on any type of pasta. This recipe has a lot of flavor, especially if you add hot Italian sausage, so make it your own if you think it’s too spicy. You can cut back on things or add extra to make it the right for your family and their likes.
Fire Roasted Tomato and Meat Sauce
Ingredients
- ~10 Roma Tomatoes
- 1 cup Water
- 1 lbs Ground Italian Sausage (mild or hot, depending on preference)
- 2 Tbs Garlic, minced
- 1 Tbs Olive Oil
- 1 White Onion, Diced
- 1 tsp Basil
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Thyme
Directions
Place tomatoes on a baking sheet and place under broiler. Cook until skin begins to peel and turn black. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Heat Olive Oil in large pan over medium heat. When oil is warm, add onion and saute until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute about a minute longer.
Brown Italian Sausage in a separate skillet, breaking apart as it cooks. When fully browned and no more pink remove from heat and drain.
Meanwhile, Puree roasted tomatoes and add to onion mixture along with water and seasonings. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Stir in cooked sausage.
Serve over your favorite pasta.
Many thanks to Amber from Thrifty Ninja for sharing this great recipe with us!
Fire Roasted Tomato and Meat Sauce
Ingredients
- ~10 Roma Tomatoes
- 1 cup Water
- 1 lbs Ground Italian Sausage (mild or hot, depending on preference)
- 2 Tbs Garlic, minced
- 1 Tbs Olive Oil
- 1 White Onion, Diced
- 1 tsp Basil
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Thyme
Instructions
Place tomatoes on a baking sheet and place under broiler. Cook until skin begins to peel and turn black. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Heat Olive Oil in large pan over medium heat. When oil is warm, add onion and saute until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute about a minute longer.
Brown Italian Sausage in a separate skillet, breaking apart as it cooks. When fully browned and no more pink remove from heat and drain.
Meanwhile, Puree roasted tomatoes and add to onion mixture along with water and seasonings. Simmer for about 20 minutes. Stir in cooked sausage.
Serve over your favorite pasta.
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This seems like a great weeknight meal for the family.
Sounds so good – I have to make this!
Thanks for posting.
YUM! I’m with you, pasta is perfect for a crowd.
Looks delish. I love anything with meat sauce.
Love meat sauce – so yummy!
Ooo sounds yummy!! I wonder if I could get my son to eat it..
I ALWAYS make my sauce from scratch.
Yum! I love a good hearty meat sauce.
That looks so good and so easy to make too!
Roasting the tomatoes adds so much to the flavor. This looks so delicious!
This looks way better than anything you can get from a jar. This may just be a new staple tomato and meat sauce for me.
Looks great. I love all the colors and the different flavors! I can’t wait to try it.
This looks so hearty and perfect for the cooler temps!
That looks and sounds really good!
Mmm, this looks so simple and delicious!
always look for foods that can warm from the inside looks tasty
I don’t do sausage, but the rest of this recipe sounds like perfection! Definitely trying this out, I’m always looking for new ways to enjoy my pasta.
Yum! I just had something similar to this for dinner!
That meat sauce looks really yummy and filling.
The flavors sound delicious in this sauce! I’ll have to try and make it, too, instead of buying jarred sauce!
This looks delicious. I always think that I should make my own sauce – as you said, it really isn’t that difficult.
I am going to pin your recipe and give it a try the next time we need pasta sauce!
I love pasta. I could have this tonight.
This sounds really good and all the ingredients I love! Thanks for the dinner idea!!
Yum! This does look delicious, and easy to scale to whatever size crowd you’ve got. I always struggle with what to feed extended family outside of the big holiday meals, so ideas like this are really great.
I am going to put this on my menu plan for next week and am totally going to make it!
You know, I’ve never roasted tomatoes…I should try it sometime because that sauce looks amazing!
Can you believe I’ve never roasted tomatoes…i know, shame on me.
my boyfriend would love this. ill have to make it sometime, thanks for the recipe! 🙂