Homemade Arrabbiata Sauce

Name: Homemade Arrabbiata Sauce
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes; 1 (28 ounce) can San Marzano peeled whole tomatoes; ½ cup chopped fresh basil; salt and ground black pepper to taste

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Turn your canned tomatoes into one of Italy's most-revered pasta sauces with this easy Arrabbiata recipe. Simply combine high quality Italian olive oil with garlic, red pepper flakes, San Marzano tomatoes, and basil. With only a few ingredients, be sure to use the very best! San Marzano tomatoes are a variety of plum tomato grown in the rich volcanic soil at the base of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. They have a delicately sweet flavor, low acidity, and a beautiful deep red color that make them the most famous tomato to come out of Italy!

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Servings: 6

Ready in: 40min PT40M

Ingredients

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 (28 ounce) can San Marzano peeled whole tomatoes
½ cup chopped fresh basil
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook garlic and red pepper flakes in hot oil until fragrant, 30 to 60 seconds. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until the garlic begins to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour tomatoes into the saucepan and stir; add basil. Bring the liquid to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are breaking down, 30 to 40 minutes; season with salt and pepper.

Mealthy tip:

Arrabbiata translates to "angry" in Italian and this name refers to the spiciness of the chili peppers in the sauce. Arrabbiata sauce is typically served over penne pasta.

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Italian Sides Tomatoes No Meat

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Jessica Scott says:

Classic, delicious arrabbiata sauce any Italian foodie would enjoy! San Marzano tomatoes are the way to go! The basil, garlic, and peppers gave it that distinct flavor. I thoroughly enjoyed this!

Laura Griffin says:

This arrabbiata sauce was excellent! I used organic tomatoes instead of San Marzano, I can only image how they taste with those tomatoes. Also loved the hints of basil, so good.