Easy Marinara Sauce

Ingredients

• 14.5 oz canned tomatoes diced undrained canned
• 2 tablespoons basil fresh chopped
• 2  garlic cloves minced
• 1 tablespoon juice of lemon 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 4 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 1.5 tablespoons tomato paste 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• potato masher

Directions

1. Saut minced garlic in hot olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat 1 minute.
2. Add tomato paste; cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in diced tomatoes and lemon juice; reduce heat to low, and cook 10 minutes.
3. Remove from heat. Mash tomatoes with a potato masher until tomatoes are crushed. Stir in chopped fresh basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.