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Substitute Crushed tomatoes, simmered for Marinara sauce

What marinara sauce does in a recipe: Quick tomato-garlic sauce: the weeknight pasta workhorse.

Crushed tomatoes, simmered

per 1 cup marinara

US1 cup crushed tomatoes + 1 Tbsp olive oil + 1 garlic clove + basil; simmer 15 min
Metric245 g tomatoes + aromatics, simmered
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The real thing from a can.

What changes: Fresher, chunkier

More options: all 2 Marinara sauce substitutes

Common questions

What is the ratio for substituting Crushed tomatoes, simmered for Marinara sauce?
per 1 cup marinara — US: 1 cup crushed tomatoes + 1 Tbsp olive oil + 1 garlic clove + basil; simmer 15 min. Metric: 245 g tomatoes + aromatics, simmered.
Why does Crushed tomatoes, simmered work as a Marinara sauce substitute?
The real thing from a can.
What changes when you use Crushed tomatoes, simmered instead of Marinara sauce?
Fresher, chunkier

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