The Best Home Made Pizza & Pasta Sauce

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 33.7
  • Total Fat: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 193.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 1.0 g

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Introduction

Sweet and spicy and low in calories, plus so much better than any jarred sauce! I adapted this sauce from the recipe Pineapple Onion and Bacon Pizza: SparkRecipes Un-Chained Recipe Contest Finalist. I've tried a lot of home made sauces and this one is by far my favorite! Sweet and spicy and low in calories, plus so much better than any jarred sauce! I adapted this sauce from the recipe Pineapple Onion and Bacon Pizza: SparkRecipes Un-Chained Recipe Contest Finalist. I've tried a lot of home made sauces and this one is by far my favorite!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    2 cans diced tomatoes
    1 t. Italian seasoning
    1 t. basil
    1 t. fennel seed
    1/2 to 1 t. crushed red pepper
    1 t. olive oil
    1 to 2 clove minced garlic
    1 T. brown sugar
    1/2 medium onion, diced

Directions

Put all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth then pour sauce mixture into a sauce pan. Cook uncovered on medium heat until sauce has reduced by half.

Makes about 2 cups, depending on how much you reduce the sauce. I usually have closer to 2-1/2 or 3 cups but that just means there are even less calories per serving than shown. Keeps nicely in a glass pint jar in the frig.

Note: you can substitute 8 fresh Roma tomatoes, skins removed, for the canned tomatoes. To remove the skin bring a pot of water to a boil then add the fresh whole tomatoes, allowing to cook for about 30 seconds. Remove tomatoes and rinse with cold water. The skins should be easy to peel after this. I usually then just use the same pot I boiled the water in to cook the sauce. If using fresh tomatoes or unsalted canned tomatoes you will need to add salt, about 1 to 2 teaspoons, to taste.

Makes 8 1/4-cup servings.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user QUERIAN.

TAGS:  Vegetarian Meals |