Homemade pizza or pasta sauce

This sauce is so easy but so good! We doubled the recipe and used it for pizza Friday night, for meatloaf Saturday, and the rest for pasta on Monday!

Simple Tomato Sauce

2-3 cloves garlic

2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter

1 lb canned tomatoes

several sprigs of fresh basil

salt and pepper, to taste

In a food processor or blender, puree the tomatoes, set aside. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat. Add the garlic cloves and saute for 3-5 minutes- do not allow to brown. Add the tomatoes and basil, stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a low simmer. Simmer 15-25 minutes or until sauce has thickened slightly. Remove garlic and basil and season with salt and pepper. Serve over your favorite pasta or spread over a prepared pizza dough. Once extra sauce has cooled, freeze in freezer bags for future use.