Rustic Marinara Sauce Recipe

Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook stirring occasionally until onions are translucent about 5 minutes more.

Mix petite diced tomatoes diced tomatoes white wine tomato paste oregano salt sugar black pepper red pepper flakes and bay leaves into onion mixture; reduce heat to low cover Dutch oven and simmer stirring occasionally until flavors blend about 1 hour.

Remove Dutch oven from heat. Add 1/2 cup Pecorino-Romano cheese basil and parsley into into sauce; stir until cheese melts about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle remaining cheese over sauce when serving.