This Zero Point Marinara Sauce is super delicious, easy to make, and requires only a few simple ingredients!
This Zero Point Marinara Sauce would be perfect with any of these recipes:
Pepperoni Pizza made with Two Ingredient Dough
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
- 1/2 to 1 cup cold water
Directions:
- 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.
- Peel and mince the garlic cloves
- Add the garlic, minced dried onion, basil, oregano, parsley and kosher salt to the blended tomatoes
- Add 1 cup water and stir the sauce on medium heat for ten minutes.
- Use on pasta, spaghetti squash, pizza, ect.
Servings: Makes 4 (1 cup) servings/ 1 cup zero Freestyle SmartPoints®
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.
Zero Point Marinara
This Zero Point Marinara Sauce is super delicious, easy to make, and requires only a few simple ingredients!
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
- 1/2 to 1 cup cold water
Instructions
- 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.
- Peel and mince the garlic cloves
- Add the garlic, minced dried onion, basil, oregano, parsley and kosher salt to the blended tomatoes
- Add 1 cup water and stir the sauce on medium heat for ten minutes.
- Use on pasta, spaghetti squash, pizza, ect.
SERVINGS: MAKES 4 (1 CUP) SERVINGS/ 1 CUP ZERO FREESTYLE SMARTPOINTS®
Notes
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:
4Serving Size:
1Amount 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
Thanks, this sounds like what I have been looking for. Thanks also for all of your hard work posting your other recipes also.
Great recipe! Taste wonderful! Your recipes are a blessing!
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.
How long can this be kept in the frig?
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!
I don’t have a brown sugar substitute. What can I use?
Hi Carole,
You can use regular brown sugar however the points would be differnet. Here’s a link for a good brown sugar substitute that is 0 points if you want to purchase some.
https://thepounddropper.com/product/sukrin-gold-the-natural-brown-sugar-alternative/
I absolutely love your recipes. I have made the Chicken salad, marinated chicken, bbq chicken, etc. please keep them coming!
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!
I will ask again – is the amount of salt correct? 1 Tbsp??? did you mean 1 tsp??
thanks
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