Easy, Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce (2024)

This recipe forEasy Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce makes a delicious pasta sauce. It’s perfect for serving over noodles, turning into soup, or using in any recipe that calls for canned tomato sauce.

You know how sun-ripened tomatoes straight from the garden taste 1000% better than anything you can buy in the store? Pasta sauce from fresh tomatoes is the same way – you’ll never go back to grocery store jars. You’ll love how easy it is to make your own roasted tomato sauce!

I first shared this post in 2012 and it’s been a popular post. I make this recipe a lot during the gardening season, so it’s high time I updated it with more specific cooking instructions and pictures.

Easy Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce

I love to can tomatoes and also keep them in my freezer. Once you make this sauce, you’ll never go back to the jarred grocery store options. Eat it fresh, preserve it in your freezer or can the sauce and you’ll have that fresh-from-the garden flavor all year long.

Ingredients to Make Your Own Tomato Sauce

One thing I love about this recipe is it uses produce I generally have growing in my garden and items I always have in my pantry. Here’s all you need to make this easy homemade roasted tomato sauce:

• Fresh basil
• Paste tomatoes
• Garlic
• High smoke oil (I prefer avocado)
• Balsamic vinegar
• Salt and Pepper

Best Tomatoes for Homemade Sauce

You can use whatever tomatoes you want, but a good quality paste tomato works best. Paste tomatoes aren’t as watery and will make a thicker, more flavorful sauce. Choose ripe tomatoes for the best flavor. I grew San Marzano tomatoes this year from seeds I purchased at Baker Creek. This is the first year I have grown them, and I am very impressed! I will grow them again next year for sure. I also throw in any cherry or grape tomatoes I have on hand. Roma tomatoes are another popular variety for homemade sauces.

How to Make Homemade Pasta Sauce from Roasted Tomatoes

The first step is to prepare your tomatoes. Wash the tomatoes well. Cut off any bad spots and take out the stem (I just cut off the top of the tomato). Then, halve or quarter the tomatoes.

I do not peel the tomatoes before processing. Scandalous, I know. I never peel the tomatoes I can – it takes too much time, and I am a lazy canner. I have to find ways to reduce my time commitment.

Next put everything on a high rimmed baking sheet or in a 9×13 in pan. I recommend the 9×13 because they become quite juicy and can overflow into your oven and make a big mess. {ask me how I know this…} Add garlic and fresh basil, top with good quality olive oil, sea salt and pepper. Then roast at 425 degrees for an hour.

After an hour, pull them out of the oven and they will look pretty ugly, but your kitchen will smell heavenly! I promise.

Let the tomatoes cool for 15-20 minutes and then put them in a blender. I love making pasta sauce in myVitamix as well as soups and smoothies.
Blend on the lowest speed for a few seconds and then quickly increase to the highest speed until desired consistency is reached. I like mine very smooth and creamy. It takes about 30 seconds or so – and VOILA! Roasted Tomato Sauce!

How to Freeze Homemade Pasta Sauce

This sauce results in a rich, creamy pasta sauce. It’s awesome as a quick, meatless lunch, or great to use as a base for recipes. It also makes a fabulous roasted tomato soup! After we’ve eaten a serving, I put the leftovers in glass canning jars and freeze for another day.

Before freezing tomato sauce, make sure it is completely cool. Leave an inch of headroom so there is space for the sauce to expand as it freezes. Store the sauce in your freezer up to three months. Be sure to label each container so you know which should be used first.

Glass canning jars, freezer-safe Pyrex containers, or even freezer bags work well. If you use glass jars, be sure the glass is thick enough to freeze and thaw without breaking. Always place the containers into the freezer upright.

Can You Can This Roasted Tomato Sauce?

While I used to can this recipe in the past, I have since learned that it is not a good idea. This recipe is not canning safe – so now I freeze it instead.

What Can You Make with Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce?

This tomato sauce is an easy, delicious, and versatile sauce. It’s great for quick pasta night meals – fabulous in lasagna, spaghetti, over ravioli or tortellini. Last year I froze the extra I had, and it was really nice to pull a bit of this out of the freezer for a quick meal. Here are some other recipes that use tomato sauce:

• Instant Pot Lasagna Soup
• Creamy Chicken Tortellini Soup
• Classic Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs

Have you made your own roasted tomato sauce before? Let me know what you think!

Yield: 6 cups

Easy, Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce

Make the most of ripe, juicy tomatoes this summer with our foolproof roasted tomato sauce recipe. It's bursting with rich flavors and can be frozen or canned.

Prep Time10 minutes

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Cook Time1 hour

Total Time1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 10 cups fresh tomatoes, quartered. Preferably Romas, but cherry tomatoes and big tomatoes cut into smaller pieces work well too.
• 3 TBS high heat oil like Avocado oil
• 2 TBS balsamic vinegar
• Garlic to taste, 5-6 cloves
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, tightly packed
• 1 tsp coarse sea salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Wash tomatoes and cut them in half (or quarters for large tomatoes) - leave cherry tomatoes whole.
3. Put tomatoes on a cookie sheet.
4. Peel garlic cloves and place them whole on the tomatoes.
5. Tear fresh basil into small pieces, add to the cookie sheet.
6. Add salt & pepper.
7. Drizzle oil and vinegar over everything. Stir gently to make sure everything is coated in oil.
8. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
9. After they have roasted, let the tomatoes cool for 15-20 minutes.
10. Put the roasted tomato mixture in a blender and blend until smooth.
11. Season with more salt & pepper to taste.
12. Enjoy on your favorite pasta.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 74Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 205mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 2gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g

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