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Five cheese marinara.
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Five Cheese Marinara

Take pasta night to the next level with this five cheese marinara! We use a whopping five different kinds of cheese for this simple recipe.
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Total 20 minutes
Fat 13
Carbs 14
Protein 8
Yield 8

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ medium yellow onion diced
  • 4 garlic cloves diced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
  • 6 oz. tomato paste
  • 28 oz. crushed tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • ¾ oz. shredded asiago cheese ~¼ cup
  • ¾ oz. shredded romano cheese ~¼ cup
  • ¾ oz. shredded parmesan cheese ~¼ cup
  • 2 oz. mascarpone cheese ¼ cup
  • 2 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese ~½ cup

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium/high heat. When the oil is fragrant, add the diced onion. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, and Italian seasoning and cook for another minute.
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  • Reduce the heat to low/medium and add the tomato paste, stirring often. Next, add the crushed tomatoes and sugar. Simmer for 10 minutes.
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  • Fold the cheese into the marinara sauce and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
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  • Serve over your choice of pasta.
    Five cheese marinara.

Tips & Notes

  • This recipe serves 8 and yields approximately 5 cups of sauce.
  • We used a variety of cheeses in this recipe. It could be all parmesan or all asiago, but then it would not be a 5 cheese sauce. Ricotta could also be subbed for mascarpone.
  • Spice the sauce up and add 1 teaspoon of crushed red pepper with the salt and Italian seasoning.
  • This sauce is on the thick side; add pasta sauce or broth to thin it to desired consistency.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 13g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g