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skinny spaghetti sauce

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Carolyn Haas
Whitewater, WI

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

  • 5 oz
    italian sausage, casing removed (hot or mild)
  • 1 md
    onion, chopped
  • 3 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 28 oz
    whole or crushed canned tomatoes
  • 6-8 oz
    mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • 1/4 c
    fresh basil, minced
  • 1/8 c
    fresh oregano, minced
  • 2 Tbsp
    parmesan, grated
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • fresh italian parsley, for garnish

How To Make skinny spaghetti sauce

  • 1
    Break 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.
  • 2
    Add onions and stir together with meat until they start to soften. Add garlic and mushrooms and cook for a couple minutes.
  • 3
    Add tomatoes. If whole, break up with a wooden spoon.
  • 4
    Add tomato paste, basil and oregano. Taste, add salt and pepper as needed.
  • 5
    Bring 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.
  • 6
    Stir in half of the parmesan. Chop the parsley to use as garnish. Use remaining cheese as garnish.
  • 7
    Serve over pasta of choice.

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