Make this: the discerning poor man's spaghetti sauce

What do tomatos, an onion, and 5 tablespoons of butter have in common? They are all you need to create a tasty spaghetti sauce. 

This simple spaghetti sauce has circulated the web - I saw it most recently on smitten kitchen's weblog. The sauce is super cheap, super easy, and very tasty. It is a very basic spaghetti sauce, nothing too fancy. If you're looking for a thoughtless meal that tastes good and impresses but is easy on the wallet, this is the one for you.

Ingredients:

Noodles of your choice (I prefer Angel Hair pasta)
1 large can (28oz) of San Marzano whole peeled tomatoes
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large white onion, halved and peeled

1) So you throw all but the noodles in a large pot, put it on medium high, and begin to let it sit - it will do this for 45 minutes

2) As you let it sit, begin pushing the tomatoes against the side of the pot to smush them

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3) as you go, it will get more sauce-y and less whole tomato-y. This is a good thing

4) put your noodles on to boil

5) after 45 minutes, taste and see if your sauce is ready. you might want to add a bit of salt to taste, but maybe not (I don't but they say to). 

6) take the onion halves out and toss them (or save them and chop them for a brushetta type recipe if you're having guests)

7) serve over noodles

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It doesn't seem like 3 ingredients could ever make a sauce that tastes so good but they do. It is a clean, simple, easy recipe. Some people add parm cheese on the top, but not me - why mess with perfection?