Italian Pomodoro Tomato Sauce - Weight Watchers
Recipe: #5710
June 12, 2012
Categories: Sauce, Tomato, Italian, Sunday Dinner, Heart Healthy, Low Fat, No Eggs, Special Diet - Weight Watchers etc., Canned Tomatoes, more
"This is made with canned tomatoes but for the very best flavor you must make certain to use top-quality Italian imported tomates and I strongly suggest to make this sauce 1-2 days ahead to allow the flavors to intensify.... 1 cup = 90 Calories with 1.8 grams fat. For Weight Watchers Old Points 1 -- Points+ 2 pts "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (134.5 g)
- Calories 325.8
- Total Fat - 5.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 0.5 mg
- Sodium - 642.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 57.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.7 g
- Sugars - 3 g
- Protein - 9.9 g
- Calcium - 85.6 mg
- Iron - 5.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Saute onions and carrots in oil over medium-high heat for about 2-3 minutes, until soft. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes, chicken broth, salt and pepper and simmer partially covered 1 to 1 1/4 hours on low heat, seasoning with more salt and pepper halfway through cooking time.
Step 2
Add fresh basil last 10 minutes (herbs will become bitter if cooked more than 20 minutes).
Step 3
Taste the sauce for acidity, if sauce is a bit tangy (acidic) then add 1 tbsp of sugar or for a calorie free way to cut the acidity in the sauce add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda. Any remaining sauce will freeze well.
Step 4
1 cup sauce = 90 Calories with 1.8 grams fat. For Weight Watchers Old Points 1 -- Points+ 2 pts
Tips
No special items needed.