4 Ingredient Tomato Sauce

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I stumbled across this blog when searching for menu planning ideas and came across this interesting article. She gives the recipe for a 4 ingredient tomato sauce that can be cooked in bulk then frozen in 2 or 3 cup portions. Then you modify the recipe to create 10 different dishes. Loved this idea. I just cooked it last night as I was cooking the salmon and it was pretty tasty. I used one of those humongous cans of tomatoes and about 2- 28 oz. cans of tomatoes and then added 1 - 14 oz. Next time I will try to double the recipe because it only made (5) 3 cup portions. While I am cooking this I would probably put together a lasagna dish to put in the freezer. My mind is whirling with possibilities. You have to plan for a day that you'll be home as it takes about 4 + hours to cook this marinara sauce and then even longer to let it cool and put away. Check it out and the rest of the site. It also has a really great article about taking meals to those in need (death in family, illness, new baby, etc.) It's clean cut, simple and has nice pics. Enjoy!

http://www.simplebites.net/10-uses-for-a-4-ingredient-tomato-sauce/

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