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prep time
5 min
cook time
10 min
ready time
15 min
Easy Keto Spaghetti Sauce
With every spaghetti sauce on the market full of sugars or high fructose corn syrup, it is hard to find a Keto or low carb friendly sauce. The good news is that this Keto spaghetti sauce is very easy to make, and you will prefer a homemade sauce over a store-bought one because it will be the best you have had. To make the sauce, take plenty of good olive oil and coat the bottom of a saute pan, saute some smashed garlic cloves in the oil and then add crushed tomatoes, fresh herbs like Italian basil and parsley and allow it to simmer for about ten minutes. It is as easy as that; Paleo-friendly as well!
Do I have to use crushed tomatoes?
No, diced tomatoes work super well for this, especially as a pizza sauce. If using diced tomatoes, cook the tomatoes until they are almost dry and add plenty of salt. A chunkier sauce works well on shirataki noodles or any other application where you would use spaghetti sauce.
What if I don’t have fresh herbs?
If you don’t have fresh herbs, you can use 1-2 teaspoons of dried Italian seasoning instead. Feel free to add garlic and onion powders too to taste.
Suggested pairing
Spaghetti sauce would go great with a spaghetti squash https://www.carbmanager.com/recipe/low-carb-simple-spaghetti-squash-prep as well as shirataki noodles, as a pizza sauce on fathead dough or used like a marinara dip for Keto mozzarella sticks.
Net Carbs
3.6 g
Fiber
0.9 g
Total Carbs
4.4 g
Protein
0.9 g
Fats
2.3 g
38 cals
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Ingredients
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2-½ tablespoon
Garlic
3 clove
Organic Crushed Tomatoes by Full Circle
28 ounce
Coarse Kosher Salt by Morton
1 tsp
Basil
5 leaf
Parsley
4 sprig
Recipe Steps
steps 3
15 min
Step 1
Preheat a medium sized saute pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add the olive oil to the pan. You will not need to swirl the pan as there will be plenty of oil to cover the bottom of the pan.Step 2
Smash the garlic cloves with the side of a chef’s knife and place them into the hot oil. Allow to cook for about 30 seconds or until fragrant, they don’t need to get color on them.Step 3
Immediately, add the crushed tomatoes, a couple sprigs of fresh basil and parsley. Then allow the mixture to simmer for 5-10 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the salt. Taste and add more salt if necessary. Remember that the sauce is going on top of an unseasoned item and will need more salt to compensate. Remove the fresh herbs before serving.
Comments
BlithesomeKale452576 6 months ago
Recipe sounds good and easy and am ready to try it just one question do the tomatoes 🍅 supposed to be canned? Because I could use my own from my garden, thanks 😊
Rosie a year ago
I roasted/ charred my tomatoes, jalapeno, garlic and onion. No need for the oil. I too used homegrown beef ( (hamburger) and put over palmini noodles. Garnished with grated Parmesan and red pepper flakes
OutstandingKale509018 3 years ago
I added lean grass fed ground beef for extra protein. Great sauce for spaghetti squash or Shiritaki noodles or Nupasta konjak noodles!!
Ydm425 3 years ago
Can I use other brands of crushed tomatoes if I can’t find Full Circle?
Sharon 4 years ago
The way I figure it each serving is only 2 oz which is four tablespoons. That is a pretty small serving with a gram of carb per tablespoon. However it looks healthy and good and I am going to make it with some meatballs.
phyllisbcagle 8 months ago
I would rather carb manager specify better like 4 tablespoons. Thank you for the information! It was very helpful
Deb 4 years ago
This is good, much tastier than most of the other sauces out there & easy to make