Rice Free Tomato Sauce (Marinara)

A great marinara is one of those sauces that makes everything it touches taste better, and this version delivers that deep, brick-red richness you'd expect from a proper Italian kitchen. San Marzano tomatoes are the backbone here — crushed by hand so you get that rustic, uneven texture that clings beautifully to pasta or soaks into whatever you're serving it with. Garlic slowly coaxed in olive oil until pale golden, a pinch of red pepper flakes, and torn fresh basil at the finish — it's a short ingredient list that punches well above its weight. Simmering uncovered for about 20 minutes is what transforms the sauce from bright and sharp to something mellower and deeply savory, with a finishing drizzle of olive oil that rounds everything out. For anyone navigating grain-free eating, this is the kind of staple that proves you're not missing out — every single ingredient here is naturally free of rice and rice-derived additives, no label-checking required. It works beautifully over zucchini noodles, spooned onto a cauliflower crust, stirred into soups, or used as a dipping sauce for whatever you've got on the table. Make a big batch and keep it in the fridge — it only gets better the next day.

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