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Roma Tomato Sauce

25 minutes
tomato
Posted:8/6/18
Updated:8/25/21
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Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that’s perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

Creamy Thick Roma Tomato Sauce

It’s August so you know what that means, right? Our tomato plants are giving us pounds of tomatoes to pick every day! Usually I collect the week’s tomatoes and spend hours in the kitchen on the weekend making sauces (sweet and spicy and slow cooker), diced tomatoes, and stewed tomatoes.  And of course Fresh Tomato Salsa – what would be a August be without salsa?  

Fresh Roma Tomatoes Cut Up For Sauce

My go to favorite homemade tomato sauce is Cherry Tomato Sauce, but this year we only grew Roma tomatoes so I wanted to create a recipe that was 1) easy 2) delicious 3) let the roma tomato taste shine!    Let me introduce you to Homemade Roma Tomato Sauce!

How to Make Tomato Sauce Video

Fresh Tomato Sauce

Let’s talk about easy this homemade sauce is. I have amazing news for you. Are you ready?

First, you use fresh tomatoes.

Second… are you really ready for this?

You don’t need to blanch or peel your tomatoes for this tomato sauce!  Seriously!  High 5! 

I really wanted to make a easy sauce.  During the Summer, I want to limit my time spent stirring sauces over the hot stove and instead chase my little one around with water balloons.   This sauce is simple and doesn’t require any fancy blanching or peeling techniques.  We’re just going to use the tomatoes whole.  Trust me on this one.

What type of tomatoes should I use for tomato sauce?

Garden Tomato Sauce

Quick answer to a commonly asked question. Do I need to use roma tomatoes?  No, you can use any type of tomato you want.  You might need to boil them for longer depending on their water content, but any type of tomato will work!  

How to Make Tomato Sauce for Pasta

Cut up your tomatoes into about 1-2 inch pieces and add to a large pot.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.   Depending on how many tomatoes I have, I will double or triple the batch to make it all at once.

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

Bring your tomatoes to a boil and watch how they will break down.  You can see your tomatoes are already starting to turn into a sauce! 

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

You can see how the peels of the tomatoes started coming off the tomatoes naturally due to the hot temperature.   By the way, the tomatoes taste amazing already!

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

Now mince some garlic.

Minced Garlic for Tomato Sauce

And measure out your olive oil.  By the way, can I just say how good of a deal it is to buy olive oil in a bulk container if you use it often?  Olive oil is a must have for our Summer vegetables! We save so much money buying it this way!

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

Add your olive oil to the pot and grab your immersion blender.  It’s another must have item for Summer because it also makes the best tomato soup (recipe coming soon!)! If you don’t have a immersion blender you can transfer to a blender or food processor, but be careful because it’s very hot!

Immersion Blender for Tomato Sauce

Now give it a few seconds of the immersion blender, and blend until your desired sauce thickness.  

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

I like a sauce that’s slightly chunky but yet still smooth.  Does that make sense? I don’t think so, but here’s what my sauce looks like!

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

PERFECT, right?

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

You can serve the sauce immediately (on some good pasta!) or store in the refrigerator for a few days.  I always make at least one jar to store in the refrigerator to serve for dinner soon.

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

This sauce is so delicious!  I love how the taste of the Roma Tomatoes really shines through!

Alternatively you can also freeze the sauce for later usage (like in a few months!).   I always have bags (and bags) of tomato sauce in my freezer so I make quite a number of these.  Is there anything better than fresh garden tomato sauce when it’s snowing in January?

Freezing Tomato Sauce In Freezer Bags

This is now my official favorite tomato sauce to make with roma tomatoes!

Canning Roma Tomato Sauce

Now time to go pick some tomatoes and get making  sauce!  Enjoy this Roma Tomato Sauce everyone!

PS.  Have too many? Here’s how to freeze tomatoes.

Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that's perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing.

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Roma Tomato Sauce recipe that requires no peeling or blanching! This is a easy creamy sauce that’s perfect for growing garden tomatoes! Serve on pasta, or use later by canning or freezing. 
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
serves 8 cups

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds tomatoes cut into 1-2 inch pieces
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

  • Add tomatoes to a large pot.  Add salt and pepper and stir.  Bring tomatoes to a boil over medium high heat. Boil for 20 minutes.  The tomatoes will start to break down and more liquid will form.
  • Add garlic and olive oil to the pot and stir.   Use immersion blender on low and blend until desired sauce thickness. 
  • Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator to use in a few days.  
  •  Alternatively you can freeze in freezer bags to use for later months.

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Notes

Recipe makes approximately 8 cups of sauce.   Adjust recipe according to how many tomatoes you have.  Often I will double or triple the batch. 

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 87kcal (4%)
Course:Main Course
Cuisine:American
Keyword:homemade tomato sauce, roma tomato sauce
Did you make this?I love seeing what you’ve made! Tag me on Instagram at @BrooklynFarmGirl and don’t forget to leave a comment & rating below.

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  1. John says

    June 6, 2021 at 5:03 pm

    I added some Cabernet for depth. Easy to prepare. Will carmelize onions, add some wild boar sausage onto a gluten free pizza dough then bake for 25-20 [email protected] 450. Delicioso !!!

    Reply
  2. Mandy Talbot says

    February 24, 2021 at 10:06 pm

    This was so easy to make and so delicious. I just added some fresh basil and served over spaghetti. This is a winner. Glad I found it to use our abundance of Roma tomato’s. Thankyoub

    Reply
  3. GrannyM says

    September 6, 2020 at 11:36 am

    Fast, easy, and delicious!

    Reply
  4. Vicki says

    September 2, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Very tasty & super easy! I’m not buying store bought tomato sauce again. This is definitely going to be a family favorite.

    Reply
  5. Jenn says

    September 2, 2020 at 5:59 am

    Can you Jar this or just be frozen for storage?

    Reply
  6. Joann Keller-Thomsen says

    August 25, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    This is such an easy and delicious recipe. You can add 2T of bottled lemon juice to each quart of sauce, or 1/2 tsp of citric acid (which is what I do).

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 26, 2020 at 10:06 am

      Hey Joann, thanks so much for sharing! I know this will help future readers! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Beth says

    August 22, 2020 at 2:09 pm

    Can I put in jars & process (hot water bath) instead of freezing?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 22, 2020 at 2:17 pm

      Yes, you can absolutely can this tomato sauce! 🙂

      Reply
  8. E Bartolomea says

    August 21, 2020 at 11:37 am

    Recipe as easy as you said…my overachieving Roma plant gave me 1 quart from 3 pounds. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 22, 2020 at 2:17 pm

      I love it! Thanks for commenting, glad this helped you with all your tomatoes! 🙂

      Reply
  9. Angelica says

    August 18, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    How much lemon juice to add for canning?

    Reply
  10. Angelica says

    August 18, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    Awesome recipe! I added green pepper to one batch!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 18, 2020 at 7:08 pm

      I’m happy you liked this sauce! Thanks for commenting Angelica!

      Reply
  11. Sue Herman says

    August 16, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    Awesome use for sadly , store bought Roma’s. Just added a pinch more salt and some crushed oregano. Yummy! You saved the day!!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 16, 2020 at 6:47 pm

      So happy to hear you liked this tomato sauce Sue! Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  12. Kelly says

    August 15, 2020 at 11:03 am

    I’ve seen other comments about canning, I will add the lemon juice as I do with tomatoes but how long should they be processed in a water bath?

    Reply
  13. Jacqueline says

    August 15, 2020 at 9:59 am

    Super easy and delicious! I always thought you had to blanch tomatoes and remove seeds to make a homemade sauce. Not so!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 15, 2020 at 8:49 pm

      I’m so happy to hear you liked this sauce, especially how easy it is to make! 🙂 Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  14. Marilyn O’Connor says

    August 13, 2020 at 10:53 am

    Do you think I could make with cherry/grape tomatoes?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 13, 2020 at 11:13 am

      Hey Marilyn, here’s my favorite cherry tomato sauce recipe: https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/oven-roasted-creamy-cherry-tomato-sauce/

      Reply
  15. Jf says

    August 11, 2020 at 5:35 pm

    This is a great recipe! So easy and much faster than all of the others! I added three green bell peppers, some minced dried onion and a couple fresh basil leaves from the garden and it was absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 12, 2020 at 1:26 pm

      Yum! That does sound absolutely delicious and so fresh! Happy to hear you are liking the sauce!

      Reply
  16. Diana Smith says

    August 9, 2020 at 1:59 pm

    Going to make today to dip breaded zucchini in

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 10, 2020 at 10:10 am

      Enjoy the sauce Diana!

      Reply
  17. Sherrie says

    August 9, 2020 at 1:41 pm

    No water was added to pot with cut up Roma’s? But it will boil and cook for 20 minutes and be liquidy enough??

    Reply
    • Kerry Dunn says

      August 9, 2020 at 4:31 pm

      No water is needed, it will be really okay.

      Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 10, 2020 at 10:10 am

      That’s right, the tomatoes will quickly break down. Enjoy the sauce! 🙂

      Reply
    • Theresa Park says

      August 11, 2020 at 9:41 am

      It absolutely will release its own juices as it starts to cook. I start mine out on low though, so to give it time to do that.

      Reply
  18. Natalie W says

    August 9, 2020 at 7:54 am

    If I want to can this and save for later, what would be the safest way? And for how long will it stay good in jars?

    Reply
  19. Christine says

    August 5, 2020 at 4:37 pm

    I was thinking of canning the sauce. Does citric acid or lemon juice need to be added?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      August 7, 2020 at 9:19 am

      Hey Christine, yes, if you’re going to can this sauce I add lemon juice to be safe. Hope this helps, enjoy the sauce.

      Reply
  20. Reed Marvin says

    July 27, 2020 at 7:42 am

    A friend of the family had tons of Roma tomatoes, so me and my two teenagers made this while my wife and toddler took a Sunday afternoon nap. Threw in a couple of extra ingredients to make it even more fun for the kids to help prepare it. What a hit, the family all loved it and we had plenty of leftovers! Definitely will make this again and again. Thank you, Pamela!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      July 27, 2020 at 9:20 am

      I’m so happy to hear this was a hit in your house! And what a delicious surprise (and smell!) for Mom to wake up to after her nap! Thank you for commenting! 🙂

      Reply
  21. Lisa says

    May 18, 2020 at 9:07 am

    Big hit with the whole family! Our garden is in full swing and producing romas by the bucket! We will be making this again!

    Reply
  22. Pamela Taylor says

    April 10, 2020 at 9:27 am

    I love the simplicity of this!!! My neighbor gave me a bag of Roma tomatoes and this recipe is the answer!!! Thank you😊

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      April 16, 2020 at 12:04 pm

      What a great neighbor you have! 🙂 Happy you liked the tomato sauce, thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  23. Tee-Payne says

    April 9, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    This was amazing!!! I added a few things but it came out perfect!!!!

    Reply
  24. Bob Fowler says

    December 6, 2019 at 2:53 pm

    Advise not to overdo the immersion blender or end up with tomato soup as I did

    Reply
  25. John B. says

    September 27, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    Have a huge Roma garden right now and they are popping like crazy. Googled Roma Spaghetti Sauce and saw this. It’s amazing! So fresh and clean. Will use this recipe for a long time. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      September 29, 2019 at 10:20 am

      Hey John, I’m so happy to hear you liked this tomato sauce! Thanks for commenting – enjoy your garden tomatoes! 🙂

      Reply
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