Unpopular opinion: I think jarred pasta sauce is a total waste of money

I was reading a food cost breakdown in a cooking magazine at my dentist's office and it said the average jar of marinara is about 85% water and tomato paste. For the price of two jars, I can buy a big can of crushed tomatoes, a tube of paste, and garlic to make triple the amount in 15 minutes. It tastes way better and my kids actually eat it. Does anyone have a favorite simple tomato sauce recipe they make from scratch?

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thea_chen11d ago

Totally agree, it's a total scam lol. The canned tomato base is so much cheaper and you can control the salt and sugar. My go-to is just simmering crushed tomatoes with some onion and dried herbs.

charles_price11d ago

What dried herbs do you usually throw in?