Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4        tablespoons  olive oil
     1/4           cup  very thinly sliced garlic~
  2               cans  whole peeled italian plum tomatoes -- - (28 oz ea)
     1/4           cup  firmly-packed basil leaves -- torn
                        salt -- to taste
                        freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste

Preparation:

Heat oil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.~ Into a sieve placed over a bowl, pour tomatoes. With your hands squeeze juice from tomatoes until they resemble a coarse chunky pulp. Add tomato pulp and basil to saucepan and simmer 10 minutes. (Reserve tomato juice, if desired, for another use.) Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with pasta.

Nutritional Information:

477 Calories (kcal); 54g Total Fat; (100% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; trace Sodium