Mike's Marinara Sauce & Garlic Parmesan Bread

MMOBRIEN
MMOBRIEN @cook_2891564
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

Marinara is a vegetarian Italian style tomato sauce that may have olive oil and cheese - like parmesan mixed in. But never meat or anchovies.

Serve this easy, flavorful Marinara Sauce directly on sturdy Garlic Parmesan Bread or, use Garlic Parmesan Bread Sticks for dipping.

You can also put this sauce over pasta noodles, raviolis, in lasagna or, even on meatball subs.

Feel free to employ fresh herbs in this dish if you have them on hand.

Mike's Marinara Sauce & Garlic Parmesan Bread

Marinara is a vegetarian Italian style tomato sauce that may have olive oil and cheese - like parmesan mixed in. But never meat or anchovies.

Serve this easy, flavorful Marinara Sauce directly on sturdy Garlic Parmesan Bread or, use Garlic Parmesan Bread Sticks for dipping.

You can also put this sauce over pasta noodles, raviolis, in lasagna or, even on meatball subs.

Feel free to employ fresh herbs in this dish if you have them on hand.

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Ingredients

15 mins
8 servings
  1. Marinara Sauce
  2. 1 can28 oz Chefs Cut Crushed Tomatoes [with juices]
  3. 1/2 cupQuality Dry White Wine
  4. 17.5 oz Jar Quality Marinara Sauce [like bertolli or emeril]
  5. 1 can8 oz Tomato Sauce
  6. 3 ozTomato Paste
  7. 8 largeCloves Fresh Garlic [smashed & chopped]
  8. 3 cupFresh Mushrooms [thick sliced - your choice]
  9. 1/2 cupFresh Celery [thin sliced]
  10. 1 cupFresh Onions [chopped]
  11. 1/3 cupGreen Bell Peppers [small chop]
  12. 1/3 cupParmesan Cheese [+ reserves for garlic bread]
  13. 2Bay Leaves [left whole]
  14. 1/3 tspFennel Seed
  15. 1 tspEach: Oregano - Basil - Italian Seasoning [all dried]
  16. 2 tbspDried Parsley [+ reserves for bread]
  17. 1/2 tspBlack Pepper
  18. 2 tbspSugar [or less to taste]
  19. 1 1/2 tspSalt
  20. 4 dashWorshestershire Sauce
  21. 4 dashTabasco Sauce [or more to taste]
  22. Garlic Bread
  23. Fresh French Bread Rolls [halved]
  24. Garlic Parmesan Bread Sticks
  25. Parmesan Cheese
  26. Dried Parsley
  27. Prefabed Garlic Butter [or make my recipe at base]

Cooking Instructions

15 mins
  1. 1

    Authors Note: Traditionally, marinara sauces will direct you to cook your chopped vegetables in olive oil until translucent prior to adding them to your sauce. This recipe does not call for that step. It's meant to keep some snap, body and texture in your sauce.

  2. 2

    ● Chop your vegetables.

    ● Place everything in the Marinara Sauce section in a large pot and simmer on medium heat for about an hour and a half. Stir intermittently.
    ● Remove bay leaves after simmer.

  3. 3

    ● Generously smear your bread with garlic butter and sprinkle tops with Dried Parsley and Parmesan Cheese.

    ● Bake rolls at 350° for 8 minutes.
    ● Pile your Marinara Sauce on thick, sturdy pieces of garlic parmesan bread, or, dip toasted garlic strips directly into it.

  4. 4

    If you'd like to make this a main pasta dish as opposed to an antipasto - this is a great truffle noodle that pairs excellent with this mushroom based Marinara Sauce.

  5. 5

    If you'd like to make your own garlic butter - check out my easy, delicious posted recipe. Enjoy!

    https://cookpad.wasmer.app/us/recipes/364342-mikes-easy-garlic-butter-spread

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I'm a Certified Sushi Chef, Certified Culinary Youth Instructor [6 thru 21 year olds] Licensed CYFD Foster Parent, Certified Mixologist, avid Scuba and Spear Diver, fisherman, camper, big game hunter and crazy avid gardener. Hense my love for the year round super fresh meats, seafoods and crispy fresh vegetables my students have consistently listed for your families picky approval!With that, cooking, teaching and feeding others are obviously 3 of my absolute passions in life. My culinary specialties as an easy going Chef include Asian, Mexican, Cajun, BBQing, Grilling, Irish Pub food, Low Country foods, anything seafood related, extra spicy foods, fresh meat, extra fresh vegetables, US comfort, kid friendly and super fast, quick and easy foods. But, I'll literally put anything in my mouth at least once. Pfft! My daddy didn't nickname me, "Goat," at two years of age for nothin'! Yup! I'll literally put anything in my mouth at least once!P.S. Most ALL of my recipes posted on this site were soley submitted by my youngest 6, 7 and 8 year old culinary students. Mostly recipes for the homeless and battered women's shelters they regularly cook for. That means ANYONE can make these super easy, crazy delicious recipes!Lastly, my only culinary motto? Be sure to marry a Cook or a Chef. After all, looks fade. Hunger sure as hell doesn't." Anyway, hit me up with any questions. I'm happy to help all y'all out if I possibly can!
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