Quick Tomato Sauce

Here’s a quick recipe for a red sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 large (28 oz.) can tomatoes, diced or whole (uncooked)
• 1 can (12 oz.) tomato paste
• 1 bulb of garlic (10-12 cloves), minced or thinly sliced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1-2 tablespoons, olive oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons dry oregano
• 250-300mL red wine (a glass of)
• salt, to taste
• 1 bag, baby spinach
• 1 500g box dry pasta, your preference such as penne or farfalle (bowties)

Directions

• Preheat your skillet over med-high.
• Add olive oil and saute the garlic & onion for a few minutes.
• Add the wine, canned tomatoes & tomato paste. Stir.
• Add the bay leaves & oregano. Season with salt. Simmer for 8-10 minutes.
• Cook your pasta and encorporate into sauce. Cover & let it absorb the sauce for a few minutes.
• Place the bag of spinach atop the encorporated pasta-sauce mixture & cover –the remaining heat will be enough to wilt the spinach.
• When spinach is wilted, serve and garnish with grated Parmesan, if desired.