Love the spinach dip at restaurants like TGIFriday's and the Olive Garden? Make it at home with these easy-to-follow copycat recipes.

This simple sauce copies what TGIFriday's serves and can be used on pasta or as a dipping sauce for breadsticks or fried ravioli!

1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup fresh chopped garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 can (28 ounce size) diced tomatoes
1 can (28 ounce size) pureed tomatoes
Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until onions are translucent. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.
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reviews & comments
February 2, 2018
Made this quickly tonight, was amazing! Picked up some mozzarella dippers from the shops and fancied a tomato dipping sauce! I used a salad tomato and tube puree with a bit of water and it was beautiful!! Wish i had made more!
Haven't made it yet...but how much does this make? 6 cups or what?
It serves 6 people.
October 25, 2007
I used a little less oil and 1/4 cup sugar. It turned out delish! I dredged some store bought cheese ravioli's in butter and bread crumbs then baked them til crispy. We used the sauce to dip them in and it was a huge hit!!