{"id":16237,"date":"1993-11-02T18:08:26","date_gmt":"1993-11-03T01:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=16237"},"modified":"2017-03-18T00:49:17","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T07:49:17","slug":"15-ways-to-doctor-a-marinara-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=16237","title":{"rendered":"15 Ways To Doctor A Marinara Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can start with a basic jar of marinara sauce and doctor the sauce into a wonderful delicious sauce that will have people begging for more. There is some basic cooking needed with some of these sauce additions but it is well worth it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-16241 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/marinara-sauce-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"marinara-sauce\" width=\"378\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/marinara-sauce-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/marinara-sauce-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/marinara-sauce.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>1. Add 2 T. of any good red wine to the sauce and cook the sauce down for about 30 minutes on medium heat.<\/p>\n<p>2. Add a heaping spoon of Pesto Sauce to the marinaria sauce and cook down for about thirty minutes on medium heat.<\/p>\n<p>3. Saute a C. of fine diced Zucchini in olive oil for a few minutes along with a tsp. of fresh minced garlic. Season with salt and pepper and add to your marinara sauce.<\/p>\n<p>4. Saute a red bell pepper in thin strips with a dash of red pepper flakes and thin add to your marinara sauce.<\/p>\n<p>5. If you like a rich garlic sauce saute two T. of fresh minced garlic in real butter and then add to your marinara sauce.<\/p>\n<p>6. Dice up a 8 ounce carton of mushrooms very fine and then saute them in olive oil with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>7. Add one pound of thin sliced cooked Italian Sausage to your marinara sauce for a rich meaty sauce. If you want a wonderfully delicious sauce that people won&#8217;t soon forget let your marinara sauce and the Italian Sausage cool to room temperature and then puree your sauce fine in a food processor.<\/p>\n<p>8. Add a small jar of anchovies , a tsp. of lemon juice and two T. of capers to a food processor and puree smooth. Add this to your marinara sauce and simmer at least 30 minutes before you serve over your favorite pasta.<\/p>\n<p>9. Add a can of clams with their juice , 2 T. of red wine, and a T. of fresh chopped parsley to your marinara sauce and cook for at least 30 minutes at a low simmer.<\/p>\n<p>10. Add a small package of pepperoni slices, a T. of diced onion, and a tsp. of red pepper flakes to a food processor and puree for a few seconds to course grind everything. Add this to your marinara sauce and simmer for thirty minutes before serving over your favorite pasta.<\/p>\n<p>11. Saut\u00c3\u00a9 a C. of diced green bell pepper, 1\/4 C. of onion, and 1 T. fresh minced garlic to a saute pan with some olive oil and saut\u00c3\u00a9 until the vegetables are soft. Add to your marinara sauce and simmer for thirty minutes.<\/p>\n<p>12. Add a C. of finely shredded carrots and a T. of light brown sugar to your marinara sauce and simmer it for thirty minutes before you serve it over your favorite pasta.<\/p>\n<p>13. Puree a large handful of fresh basil and a T. of fresh minced garlic in a food processor and stir into your marinara sauce and cook at a simmer for thirty minutes. Then serve over your favorite pasta.<\/p>\n<p>14. Add 1\/4 C. of red wine and 1\/4 C. of baby shrimp to your marinara sauce and cook for 30 minutes on a low simmer.<\/p>\n<p>15. For a unique sauce add a can of green chilies and a tsp. of ground cumin to your marinara sauce and then grill chicken thighs and slice them thin. Put down a layer of your favorite pasta then a piece of grilled chicken and then a ladle of the doctored sauce and you&#8217;ll have a delicious chicken pasta sauce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can start with a basic jar of marinara sauce and doctor the sauce into a wonderful delicious sauce that will have people begging for more. There is some basic cooking needed with some of these sauce additions but it is well worth it. 1. Add 2 T. of any good red wine to the sauce and cook the sauce down for about 30 minutes on medium heat. 2. 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