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.
Servings: 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.
- Reduce the heat to low/medium and add the tomato paste, stirring often. Next, add the crushed tomatoes and sugar. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Fold the cheese into the marinara sauce and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
- Serve over your choice of pasta.
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
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 13g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g