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Four Cheese Tomato Sauce

We recently hosted a dinner party for several of Dustin’s co-workers.

Four Cheese Tomato Sauce recipe and images by Lacey Baier, a sweet pea chef

This was the first time I met one of Dustin’s superiors and only the second or third time I met a few other co-workers.

This also meant this was the first time I cooked for any of them.

Four Cheese Tomato Sauce recipe and images by Lacey Baier, a sweet pea chef

Oh — did I mention Dustin talks about my cooking ALL the time to his coworkers.  About how good it is.  About how he really needs to invite them over so they can taste my cooking.  About how I am a personal chef, food blogger and want to run my own restaurant.  About how I make the best food in the world?  Okay, maybe not that last one, but the others were true.

Talk about building me up!  Gulp.

Four Cheese Tomato Sauce recipe and images by Lacey Baier, a sweet pea chef

I decided to serve both Chicken Parmesan and Eggplant Parmesan (there was one vegetarian invited).

Four Cheese Tomato Sauce recipe and images by Lacey Baier, a sweet pea chef

I’d been wanting to play around with my tomato sauce recipe for a while so I made this Four Cheese Tomato Sauce.

And it was yummy!

Four Cheese Tomato Sauce recipe and images by Lacey Baier, a sweet pea chef

The dinner went well.  Good conversation.  Good kids.  Good food.

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5 from 1 vote
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Four Cheese Tomato Sauce
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 
A hearty Four Cheese Tomato Sauce recipe to use on pizza, with noodles, on sandwiches or just for dipping.
Categories: Sauce
Difficulty: Easy
Keyword: cheese tomato, cheesy tomato sauce, tomato cheese sauce
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 249 kcal
Author: Lacey Baier of A Sweet Pea Chef
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt plus more to taste
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper plus more to taste
  • 2 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 6 basil leaves
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 1/4 cup pecorino cheese grated
  • 1/4 cup ricotta
  • 1/4 cup provolone grated
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until soft and translucent, about 5-6 minutes. Add garlic, salt and pepper and cook 1 additional minute.
  2. Add crushed tomatoes, oregano, basil, and bay leaves and simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour or until thick. Remove bay leaves and add the cheeses.
  3. If using a food processor, add half the tomato sauce into the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Continue with remaining tomato sauce.
  4. If using an immersion blender (possibly the best device ever!), just blend the sauce right there in the pot.

  5. Season to taste.
  6. If not using all the sauce, allow it to cool completely and pour 1 to 2 cup portions into plastic freezer bags.
Nutrition Facts
Four Cheese Tomato Sauce
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 249 Calories from Fat 212
% Daily Value*
Fat 23.6g36%
Saturated Fat 6g30%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 210.8mg9%
Carbohydrates 3.8g1%
Fiber 0.6g2%
Sugar 1.2g1%
Protein 6.5g13%
Vitamin A 250IU5%
Vitamin C 3.3mg4%
Calcium 190mg19%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Lacey Baier

Hey there! I’m Lacey Baier and I’d like to welcome you! I’m a healthy lifestyle influencer and the creator of this clean-eating blog and YouTube channel, as well as cleanish, my clean-eating supplement brand. My recipes have been published on Food Network, Good Morning America, FoxNews, Tastemade, Fitness Magazine, and much more. I live in Austin, Texas with my husband and four kiddos. Let’s get started!

9 thoughts on “Four Cheese Tomato Sauce

  1. 5 stars
    How long should a sauce like this keep in the fridge or would it be best to freeze unused sauce?

  2. Hi, I have a few questions about adjusting this recipe. I understand if the answer is “I have no idea, crazy, picky lady,” to all of these, but I figure it can’t hurt to ask. First, can you give me a translation to cups of crushed tomatoes, as I would be making it with fresh ones. Second, if I want it less garlic-y, should I just reduce the amount of garlic used, or can I use garlic salt instead, and if so how much do you recommend for a mild garlic taste? And lastly, although I love the taste of onion, I can’t stand the squishycrunch texture. I much prefer a smoother sauce. Keeping that in mind, should I still use the same amount of onion because it mushes them up pretty good, or reduced the amount, or substitute it with something else?
    I know that’s a lot. Thanks for listening.

  3. I went out and bought everything I needed to make this. It looks absolutely delicious! By the way, your photos are fabulous. Love your blog.

    Ellie

      1. Hi Lisa, unfortunately, I don’t believe it’s safe to can/jar milk products — or it would take extremely high temps to process which would be detrimental to the actual food/taste. Though, I’m no expert by any means.

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