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Zero Point Marinara

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This Zero Point Marinara Sauce is super delicious, easy to make, and requires only a few simple ingredients!

Servings: Makes 4 (1 cup) servings

GREEN: zero SmartPoints per serving

BLUE: zero SmartPoints per serving

PURPLE: zero SmartPoints per serving

 

This Zero Point Marinara Sauce would be perfect with any of these recipes:

Pizza Roll Ups

Pepperoni Pizza made with Two Ingredient Dough

Cream Cheese Chicken Lasagna 

Pepperoni Crusted Stuffed Chicken Breasts

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 ( 14 oz ) cans of Hunts 100% Natural no salt added diced tomatoes
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 Tbsp basil (you can also use 3 -4 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped)
  • 2 Tbsp oregano
  • 2 Tbsp minced dried onions or diced fresh onion
  • 1 Tbsp parsley
  • 1 Tbsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 to 1 cup cold water

Directions:

  1. Open the canned tomatoes and place into a blender or food processor, blend for about 30 seconds until pureed and place in a sauce pan.
  2. Peel and mince the garlic cloves
  3. Add the garlic, minced dried onion, basil, oregano, parsley and kosher salt to the blended tomatoes
  4. Add 1/4 cup water. Let the sauce simmer for ten minutes.
  5. Use on pasta, spaghetti squash, pizza, ect.

Tips:

  1. For a thinner sauce: Add more water.
  2. For a thicker sauce: Combine and whisk 1/2 tsp cornstarch with a little water. Pour into the simmer sauce and stir until well combined.

 

Servings: Makes 4 (1 cup) servings

GREEN: zero SmartPoints per serving

BLUE: zero SmartPoints per serving

PURPLE: zero SmartPoints per serving

 

How do I thicken the sauce:

You can thicken the sauce two ways:  Cornstarch and reduce water. 

Reducing the water amount by 1/4 cup can make the sauce thicker. Depending on your preference of thickeness-you can choose to make the sauce thinner or thicker by controlling the amount of water that is used.

Cornstarch is pretty neutral in flavor and can be easily aded to the sauce.  Simply stir in a small amount of 1/2 tsp cornstarch into the pasta sauce and let it cook for a minute or two. You’ll often see thickening results with a small amount of cornstarch.

 

Yield: 4

Zero Point Marinara

Zero Point Marinara

This Zero Point Marinara Sauce is super delicious, easy to make, and requires only a few simple ingredients!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 ( 14 oz ) cans of Hunts 100% Natural no salt added diced tomatoes
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 Tbsp basil (you can also use 3 -4 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped)
  • 2 Tbsp oregano
  • 2 Tbsp minced dried onions or diced fresh onion
  • 1 Tbsp parsley
  • 1 Tbsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 to 1 cup cold water

Instructions

  1. Open the canned tomatoes and place into a blender or food processor, blend for about 30 seconds until pureed and place in a sauce pan.
  2. Peel and mince the garlic cloves
  3. Add the garlic, minced dried onion, basil, oregano, parsley and kosher salt to the blended tomatoes
  4. Add 1/4 cup water. Let the sauce simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Use on pasta, spaghetti squash, pizza, ect.


    Servings: Makes 4 (1 cup) servings

    GREEN: zero SmartPoints per serving

    BLUE: zero SmartPoints per serving

    PURPLE: zero SmartPoints per serving


Notes

For a thinner sauce: Add more water.
For a thicker sauce: Combine and whisk 1/2 tsp cornstarch with a little water. Pour into the simmer sauce and stir until well combined. 

How to thicken the sauce:

You can thicken the sauce two ways:  Cornstarch and reduce water. 

Reducing the water amount by 1/4 cup can make the sauce thicker. Depending on your preference of thickeness-you can choose to make the sauce thinner or thicker by controlling the amount of water that is used.

Cornstarch is pretty neutral in flavor and can be easily aded to the sauce.  Simply stir in a small amount of 1/2 tsp cornstarch into the pasta sauce and let it cook for a minute or two. You’ll often see thickening results with a small amount of cornstarch.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 53 Total Fat: 1g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 1768mg Carbohydrates: 12g Fiber: 4g Sugar: 6g Protein: 2g
The point values and nutritional information is estimated and figured based off the brand of ingredients I used for the recipe using the WW app and can vary depending on ingredients used.
© Lindsay Kehl
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Dip
Zero Point Marinara

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Comments

  1. Jeanette Burger says

    Thanks, this sounds like what I have been looking for. Thanks also for all of your hard work posting your other recipes also.

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  3. Chandra says

    Just finished making your zero point marinara for the chicken lasagna. I like spice so I added a little hot Rotel tomatoes. Delicious. Not buying pizza sauce again.

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    • Lindsay Kehl says

      I recommend storing it an air tight container for up to a week in the fridge or it can be frozen for up to 6 months. I usually freeze all but a few servings that I plan on having for the week. Thanks so much!

      Reply

  6. Karen Edgar says

    I absolutely love your recipes. I have made the Chicken salad, marinated chicken, bbq chicken, etc. please keep them coming!

    Reply

  7. Melissa Cantu says

    Wow! I made this yesterday using a bunch of whole tomatoes I had (I shouldn’t have added the water, but it still turned out great)! My kids (who will typically NOT eat pasta, because they don’t like red sauce, LOVED this sauce (even my watery version)! My husband didn’t believe me that it was 0 smart points either. My kids asked if this could be the only sauce we use any more. I’m totally sold, and it is SO easy and simple. Thank you!

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    • Lindsay Kehl says

      Hi Jeanie,

      Yes, 1 Tbsp is correct. For the amount of sauce this recipe makes, 1 Tbsp is the correct amount. You can always always add 1-2 can of crushed tomatoes if your batch came out too salty or for the future reduce it to 1/2 Tbsp the next time you make it, according to your taste preference.

      Hope that helps! Have a wonderful evening.

      Linds

      Reply

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