Tomato sauce with garlic and basil from Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (page 156) by Marcella Hazan

  • basil
  • spaghettini pasta
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  • Serves : 4

  • EYB Comments

    Can substitute spaghetti pasta for spaghettini pasta.

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    Can substitute spaghetti pasta for spaghettini pasta.

  • cameron_9ui0sv on June 03, 2026

    Simple and delicious.

  • averythingcooks on January 17, 2022

    I made this (based on 5 very positive comments) to use as pizza sauce.....and oh yes - it is simple and really delicious. But here is the "trick"....I actually used Roma tomatoes from my freezer (frozen whole) that I thawed, drained a bit, oven roasted & then ran through the food mill AND frozen basil (chopped & frozen in olive oil cubes). And it was still delicious! I used a slightly larger quantity of tomatoes (1.5 lbs for 1/2 recipe), added a squirt of tomato paste and I did cook it down longer to thicken. A great use of my freezer stash and I would for sure do this again (and of course try it with everything fresh another time).

  • Beebopalulu on December 02, 2019

    This is what we make in the summer when we have fresh tomatoes

  • twoyolks on July 06, 2017

    This is a really nice, simple, and easy marinara sauce. It's a bit more rustic and less rich than the "Tomato sauce with onion & butter" recipe. I added pecorino cheese to the pasta which was nice.

  • e_ballad on April 26, 2017

    I'm going to be controversial & elect this to be my favoured tomato pasta sauce, even over her acclaimed "Tomato sauce with onion & butter" recipe. Why anyone buys pasta sauce is beyond me when a beauty like this is on the table within 20 mins.

  • dclong on August 02, 2015

    I've probably cooked this sauce over 100 times. Simple, quick, and tasty. Quality tomatoes definitely shine through in this recipe.

  • TrishaCP on October 15, 2013

    Simple, delicious, and perfect.

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