21 Day Fix Marinara Sauce
Some kind of pasta with sauce is a Sunday STAPLE in this house. It's the one food the live-in insists upon EVERY week. I can't blame him...sometimes there's nothing better than a heaping pile of noodles with sauce, especially on a chilly day or to fill an empty belly.
I can be very easily swayed off track, especially on the weekends - hence my need to find a healthier version of a classic.
BOOM. Insert this marinara sauce from the FIXATE cookbook, it is AWESOME.
Best part? 1/2 cup serving is THREE VEGETABLE servings! Normally with marinara it would count as a delicious, saved purple container—but not with this recipe! You can use up your green containers with this!!! (Plus it counts as 1/2 teaspoon)
Marinara Sauce Ingredients:
2T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped (I loathe Onion, so I half it or use powder)
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 (6-oz) can tomato paste, no salt added
1/4 cup red wine (we use alcohol free wine in our family)
2 cans whole peeled tomatoes (crushed or pureed in blender)
2T agave nectar
1 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 (3oz) parmesan cheese rind
3T finely chopped basil
1 medium onion, chopped (I loathe Onion, so I half it or use powder)
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 (6-oz) can tomato paste, no salt added
1/4 cup red wine (we use alcohol free wine in our family)
2 cans whole peeled tomatoes (crushed or pureed in blender)
2T agave nectar
1 tsp sea salt or Himalayan salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 (3oz) parmesan cheese rind
3T finely chopped basil
Directions:
Heat oil in saucepan over medium high heat
Add onion and cook for 5-6 minutes (stir frequently)
Add garlic and tomato paste and cook for 2-3 more minutes (Keep on stirring! You want to make sure the tomato paste doesn’t burn, I've made this mistake, it's really unpleasant)
Add wine and cook for 2-3 minutes more (Keep stirring!)
Add tomatoes, agave, salt, and pepper and then bring to a boil (Stir every once in a while).
Reduce to low and gently boil for 3 minutes (stir a little here and there)
Add cheese rind and cook for an hour (Check on it every once in a while and give it a little stir, some days I'll let this simmer ALL day for added flavors)
Add basil, mix well, then serve!
If I'm really feeling like a healthy overachiever I'll throw the sauce on top of Spaghetti Squash. Surprisingly, it REALLY does taste like NOODLES.
Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think
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