skinny spaghetti sauce
(1 rating)
I had no commercial spaghetti sauce, so pieced together several different recipes to come up with this, Plus, it's summer, so I had fresh basil, oregano and parsley to use! Can be made with dried herbs, too - just use less! (187 calories without pasta)
(1 rating)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For skinny spaghetti sauce
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5 ozitalian sausage, casing removed (hot or mild)
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1 mdonion, chopped
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3 clovegarlic, minced
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28 ozwhole or crushed canned tomatoes
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6-8 ozmushrooms, sliced
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2 Tbsptomato paste
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1/4 cfresh basil, minced
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1/8 cfresh oregano, minced
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2 Tbspparmesan, grated
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salt and pepper to taste
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fresh italian parsley, for garnish
How To Make skinny spaghetti sauce
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1Break up Italian sausage in a sauce pot over medium-high heat. Cook until starting to brown. Break apart meat until it's in small crumbles.
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2Add onions and stir together with meat until they start to soften. Add garlic and mushrooms and cook for a couple minutes.
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3Add tomatoes. If whole, break up with a wooden spoon.
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4Add tomato paste, basil and oregano. Taste, add salt and pepper as needed.
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5Bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer for at least 1/2 hour. If getting too thick, add a little water, up to 3/4 cup. Or if too thin, add a little more tomato paste.
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6Stir in half of the parmesan. Chop the parsley to use as garnish. Use remaining cheese as garnish.
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7Serve over pasta of choice.
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