Marinara Sauce

I saw this recipe on the show "Kitchen Boss". I swapped the regular tomatoes for no salt added tomatoes and added onion. The sauce tastes like you are a gourmet Italian chef and is super easy. It makes a large batch, so if you are a small family you can divided the sauce into smaller portions and freeze. When you need to use it, put the sauce in a small crock pot or covered pot on the stove and simmer. 


This recipe has about 37 mg of sodium per 1/2 Cup serving. Prego Marinara Italian Sauce in a jar has 480mg per 1/2 cup serving. Which is practically a meal's worth of sodium for a person on a low sodium diet.

2 28oz No Salt Added Crushed Tomatoes
2 14.5oz No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil
2 Cloves of Garlic (diced or crushed) (also more if you are fan of garlic)
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 Cup of Fresh Basil Leaves, torn into small pieces
4 teaspoons of sugar (1 teaspoon per can of tomatoes)
Mrs. Dash Tomato Garlic Basil to taste

I have been known to add no taste fiber powder to the sauce. (Such as Benfiber)

In a 3-4 qt. pot, heat the oil, garlic, and onion together. When garlic becomes pale gold and fragrant add the tomatoes.  Stir well to combine and bring sauce to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer sauce, 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat, check for seasoning and stir in the torn basil leaves

The onions and garlic with some of the tomatoes on top.

 Once all the tomatoes are in the pot.

Adding sugar, the secret ingredient. The "Kitchen Boss" recommends a teaspoon per can of tomatoes used. The green stuff is Tomato Basil Garlic Mrs Dash.

My husband says this sauce is "gourmet" and better than anything out of a jar. 

~Stefani =)

.