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Friday, March 7, 2014

Simple, Lower Carb, Organic, Gluten Free Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

If you've ever looked at the nutrition label on spaghetti sauce, you might have been surprised by the
sugar that's there.
I was.
 
It wasn't until I started my Low Carb journey
4 years ago that I began to see that
SUGAR is added to nearly everything.
Just take a look.
They put it in salad dressing, even!
 
So, I set out to make my own tomato-based sauce, because I am always drawn to Italian-type dishes, which often include tomato sauces.
Here's what I came up with, and am quite fond of.
 


Oh, and if you use gluten free spices, and organic versions of these items, this will be organic and gluten free, as well as lower carb (McCormick spices are supposedly gluten free, BTW).
 
Ha! Take that food manufacturers!
 
What you need:
1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup chopped/diced fresh onion
1 Tbsp organic minced garlic (or mince it yourself)
1 HALF can Muir Glen Organic Tomato Paste
1 can Muir Glen Organic Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
1 can Muir Glen Organic Tomato Sauce
1 tsp Italian seasoning
Salt and Pepper (Himalayan or Sea Salt, preferred)
 
What you do:

Brown a pound of ground beef with chopped onion and minced garlic.
Drain the grease.
Add in the cans of diced tomatoes and tomato sauce,
 and a half can of Muir Glen tomato paste...
the seasonings, salt and pepper...mixing well.
Heat through on medium-low, allowing the flavors to saturate each other.
This makes a rich, thick sauce,
but you could add water if you like a thinner sauce.
You could also add chopped bell pepper, if that suits you.
 
Serve this tasty, healthful sauce over
Dreamfields Lower Carb Pasta,
spaghetti squash,
or Shirataki Noodles (my choice, below).

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Looks yummy! We are trying to be as gluten free as we can.
Homemade sauce is the BEST! Thanks for sharing your recipe. :)
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1 reply · active 576 weeks ago
You're very welcome!
Great recipe! I've thought I should make my own sauce anyway - glad to have a great recipe and so e tips to go off of!
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I love spaghetti and any tomato-based sauce. I have been surprised before about the amount of sugar in store bought spaghetti sauce. We don't eat gluten free at home (although perhaps we should), but our friend has to and we do when we share meals so this is a great idea!
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My daughter is just starting the celiac/ gluten allergy testing. She will do a trail run of no wheat or grain for 2 weeks and see how she feels. This recipe will handy for her. Thanks!
1 reply · active 505 weeks ago
Glad to be of some help! I don't have celiac or gluten allergy, but grains make me feel off..plus I gain weight.

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