healthy homemade marinara sauce

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Crushed Tomatoes, 100 grams (try to get good imported tomatoes)balsamic vinegar 2 tbspGarlic 5 clovesBasil, 6 fresh leaves Oregano, ground, 1 tbsp Red Onion, chopped .25 cup Extra Light Olive Oil, 3 tbsp granulated Sugar, .5 tsp Green Peppers 0.5 cup, chopped
Directions
saute onion, garlic and green pepper in olive oil over medium heat. Add crushed tomatoes and balsamic vinegar. Add herbs, salt and sugar to taste. Bring to a low boil then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes (or longer). Serve over your favorite pasta.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAMISHRA.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 60.7
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 18.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 3.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
  • Protein: 0.5 g

Member Reviews
  • STILLOUT2LUNCH
    Simple and low sodium using the low sodium tomatoes. I always add lots of extra veggies like carrots, mushrooms, peppers and sometimes some black olives. Wonderful to freeze too. - 4/16/11
  • ALESCAPEARTIST
    light and wonderful! Great the next day too!
    I served this over whole wheat pasta and it was perfect. - 1/25/11