Homemade Spicy Spaghetti Sauce Recipe - Super Easy Recipe

A really quick and easy spicy spaghetti sauce, flavoured with Italian herbs and red pepper flakes. Perfect for a quick and easy meal.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Just 5 ingredients! (plus salt and pepper) - you'll only need five simple, low cost ingredients to make this super easy spaghetti sauce.

It's ready to eat in less than 20 minutes - a total weeknight winner! Our spicy spaghetti can be on the table and ready to eat in no time at all! Perfect for those busy evenings when you just want food fast!

Super delicious - there's something just so tasty about a simple spaghetti sauce, tossed through freshly cooked spaghetti, total comfort food.

Spicy Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Serves – 4 

Prep Time – 2 minutes 

Cook Time – approx 15 minutes

Total Time – 17 minutes 

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Equipment Needed

• Chopping board
• Vegetable knife
• Tablespoon
• Teaspoon
• Saucepan - I usually use a large skillet pan, one with room to throw the spaghetti into too.
• Cooking spoon

Spicy Spaghetti Sauce Ingredients

You'll just need 5 pantry staples to make our quick and easy spicy spaghetti sauce

• 2 tablespoon olive oil

• 2 cloves garlic - thinly sliced

• 28oz can diced tomatoes (2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes)

• 2 tsp Italian seasoning - we make our own spice seasoning, but you can use shop bought if you prefer, or just some dried oregano and a pinch of thyme.

• pinch chilli flakes

• pinch salt

• pinch black pepper

How To Make Spicy Spaghetti Sauce

This is such an easy pasta sauce to make - plus we've put loads of add-ins below so you can switch things up a little

Step One - fry the garlic

• Add the olive oil to a saucepan over a medium heat and gently fry the garlic for around a minutes (don't let it burn) you just want to infuse the olive oil with garlicky flavor.

Step Two - add the tomatoes and seasoning

• Then tip in the canned chopped tomatoes, add the Italian seasoning, the chilli flakes, and season with a good pinch of sea salt and a pinch of ground black pepper.

Step Three - simmer the spicy spaghetti sauce

• Bring the sauce to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, with the lid off so that the sauce reduces and thickens.

Step Four - serve the spaghetti sauce

• To serve, stir through freshly cooked spaghetti or pasta shapes, and save a cup full of the pasta cooking water, to loosen the spicy spaghetti sauce if needed.

What To Serve With Spicy Spaghetti

We usually keep this dish super simple and serve the tomato sauce just tossed through freshly cooked spaghetti or linguine.

And I usually serve scattered with parmesan cheese shavings or a ball of mozzarella in each bowl, drizzled with olive oil and toss over some torn fresh basil leaves.

Recipe Variations And Add-Ins 

Quick and easy ways to add a twist to your spicy spaghetti sauce

Add some protein

You can add some chicken, sausage, salami, chorizo, ground beef or shrimps into this dish, they all cook quickly and taste really good.

Make it creamy

Turn this into a silky, creamy dish and mix in some heavy cream or stir through some mascarpone cheese. When I turn this into a creamy sauce, I blitz with an immersion blender so the sauce is smooth.

Make it extra spicy

If you love your spaghetti sauce to come with a good kick of heat. Then add in some freshly chopped red chilli peppers. Or infuse the olive oil with red chilis or red chili flakes before adding the garlic.

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Love Your Leftovers 

Got some leftover spicy spaghetti sauce? Here’s how to store, reheat and use it up! 

How To Store Leftovers 

Leftover spaghetti sauce should be cooled quickly (within an hour of making) and stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Alternatively store in a suitable freezer-safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost thoroughly before reheating. 

How To Reheat Leftover Spicy Spaghetti Sauce

To reheat spaghetti sauce on the stovetop – put it into a pan, with the lid on and warm slowly until it’s boiling. Boil for a few minutes, stirring often to ensure even reheating. Check the reheated temperature is a minimum of 75C before eating.

To reheat in the microwave – place into a suitable microwave safe container, cover with a reheating lid, heat on high for 2-3 minutes. Stir carefully, then continue to heat and stir until the temperature reaches a minimum of 75C. 

Using Up Leftover Spicy Spaghetti Sauce  

• Use the sauce to top pizzas. Try using on pizza bagels or to add a tomato layer to an air fryer panini.
• You could use the leftover spicy spaghetti sauce as a dipping sauce for crudités. mozzarella sticks or pizza roll-ups.

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