Italian Pasta Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 0.75 cup Merlot wine
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
• 3 tablespoons dried basil leaves
• 3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, wine, tomato paste, chicken bouillon granules, basil, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring frequently, 1 hour.