Healthy Hearty Marianra Sauce (Keto, Low-Calorie and Low-Sodium)
This easy and healthy hearty marinara sauce has a smooth, slightly chunk consistency with a fresh tomato taste, making the best quick sauce for spaghetti, pizza, meats, and fish, and also as a dipping sauce. It is keto, low-calorie, and low-sodium!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ½ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or another other vegetable oil)
- ¼ small yellow onion (small diced (or white onion))
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 4 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon granulated stevia (or sugar if you're not on a keto diet to balance acidity)
- Table salt to taste (for a low-sodium marinara sauce, add only a pinch)
- Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Instructions
- 1
Heat a large skillet over medium heat, add olive oil, and cook the onion for about 3-4 minutes or until softened, stirring now and then. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute or until fragrant, stirring occasionally.
- 2
Stir in the crushed tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, dried basil, and oregano. Reduce the heat to medium-low, bring the mixture to a simmer, and let it cook, covered, for 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until slightly thickened.
- 3
You can serve it with spaghetti or any other round, long pasta or noodles such as vermicelli, or with meat or fish such as this Italian baccala or to dip fried foods such as fried cheese sticks or pasta chips.