Traditional Italian Sunday sauce is very simple! With a few basic high quality ingredients, you can make a delicious sauce for any type of pasta. This sauce is the vegetarian version of a Sunday sauce with meat. This base sauce is can be used in many different dishes including baked ziti, lasagna, manicotti and so many more.
Purée the tomatoes with either an immersion blender or a traditional blender.Into a Dutch oven, add olive oil and onion. Sauté until soft. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper and fresh basil.Bring the tomatoes up to a boil, stir and lower the flame to low medium. Cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.