Italian Pomodoro Tomato Sauce - Weight Watchers
Created by KittenCal on June 12, 2012
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 1h
- Recipe #5710
Ingredients
- 2 (28 ounce) cans Italian imported crushed tomatoes
- 3 to 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 1 cup finely shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup fat-free chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, or to taste
- Fresh chopped basil
How to Make
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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.
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Step 2: Add fresh basil last 10 minutes (herbs will become bitter if cooked more than 20 minutes).
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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.
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Step 4: 1 cup sauce = 90 Calories with 1.8 grams fat. For Weight Watchers Old Points 1 -- Points+ 2 pts
Nutritional Facts
- 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