(not) Sun Dried Tomato Sauce

Tomato sauce without sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl.

Print Recipe Add to Collection

4.88 from 24 votes

(not) Sun Dried Tomato Sauce

A quick and easy tomato sauce that tastes like it's made with expensive sun dried tomatoes, but it's not!

Cook Time10

Total Time10

Course: Sauce

Cuisine: Italian

Total Cost: $1.17 recipe

Servings:

Calories: 730.6kcal

Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

1/3 cup olive oil $0.64
1 clove garlic, minced $0.08
1/2 tsp dried oregano $0.03
1/2 tsp dried basil $0.03
1/4 tsp dried thyme $0.02
1/4 tsp dried rosemary $0.02
a pinch crushed red pepper $0.02
10-15 cranks freshly cracked pepper $0.02
1/2 tsp salt $0.02
3 oz. tomato paste $0.27
1/2 tsp honey $0.02

Instructions

Add the olive oil, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, crushed red pepper, salt, and some freshly cracked pepper to a small skillet. Stir and heat the mixture over low heat for about 3 minutes. It’s okay if it sizzles slightly, but you don’t want it to get hot enough that the herbs burn.
Add the tomato paste and honey. Allow it to heat through as you stir. It will not form a smooth sauce. Continue to stir and heat over low for about 5 minutes or until you notice the tomato paste has darkened slightly. Either use immediately or refrigerate until ready to use!

See how we calculate recipe costs here.

Notes

If you don’t have all of the herbs listed above, you can still make a pretty good version of this. The thyme, rosemary, crushed red pepper, and freshly cracked pepper are optional. Of course, for the most flavor use them all

Nutrition

(not) Sun Dried Tomato Sauce https://metabolic-life.news/not-sun-dried-tomato-sauce/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-32676":{"type":"food","name":"(not) Sun Dried Tomato Sauce","slug":"wprm-not-sun-dried-tomato-sauce","image_url":"https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Not-Sun-Dried-Tomato-Sauce-front-1.jpg","rating":{"count":24,"total":117,"average":4.88,"type":{"comment":23,"no_comment":0,"user":1},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","name":"olive oil ","notes":"$0.64","unit_id":11945,"id":1150,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"1","unit":"clove","name":"garlic, minced","notes":"$0.08","unit_id":12047,"id":1152,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"clove","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"clove","unitParsed":"clove"}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","name":"dried oregano ","notes":"$0.03","unit_id":11942,"id":1286,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","name":"dried basil ","notes":"$0.03","unit_id":11942,"id":1683,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","name":"dried thyme ","notes":"$0.02","unit_id":11942,"id":1285,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":5,"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","name":"dried rosemary ","notes":"$0.02","unit_id":11942,"id":1907,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":6,"amount":"","unit":"","name":"a pinch crushed red pepper ","notes":"$0.02","id":6660,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"","unit":"","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":7,"amount":"10-15","unit":"","name":"cranks freshly cracked pepper ","notes":"$0.02","id":6536,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"10-15","unit":"","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"10-15","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":8,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","name":"salt ","notes":"$0.02","unit_id":11942,"id":1103,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":9,"amount":"3","unit":"oz.","name":"tomato paste ","notes":"$0.27","unit_id":11951,"id":1906,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"3","unit":"oz.","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"oz.","unitParsed":"oz."}}},{"uid":10,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","name":"honey ","notes":"$0.02","unit_id":11942,"id":1280,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774510489000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}}],"originalServings":"2","originalServingsParsed":2,"currentServings":"2","currentServingsParsed":2,"currentServingsFormatted":"2","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"collection":{"type":"recipe","recipeId":32676,"name":"(not) Sun Dried Tomato Sauce","image":"https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Not-Sun-Dried-Tomato-Sauce-front-1.jpg","servings":2,"servingsUnit":"","parent_id":"13142","parent_url":"https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/not-sun-dried-tomato-sauce\/","cachedAt":1774510489,"modifiedAt":1740671769}}}