MSG Free Paleo Marinara Sauce

A rich, slow-simmered tomato sauce built entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients, this marinara is the kind of thing that makes your kitchen smell like an Italian grandmother lives there. Garlic blooms gently in olive oil, red pepper flakes add a quiet heat, and crushed San Marzano tomatoes do the heavy lifting — no shortcuts, no fillers, no mystery additives. That last part matters more than it sounds. Jarred sauces are one of the sneakiest sources of hidden glutamates and flavor enhancers, so making your own from scratch is genuinely the cleanest path to a sauce you can fully trust. Everything here is straightforward: olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, dried oregano, and fresh basil torn in at the very end for a bright, aromatic finish. The low-and-slow simmer is what transforms it — the color deepens, the sauce thickens, and the flavors round out into something that tastes far more complex than the ingredient list suggests. Spoon it over zucchini noodles, use it as a pizza base, or just dunk something crusty into the pot while no one is watching. Once you make it this way, going back to the jar feels like a step backward.

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