This easy Low Calorie Arrabbiata Sauce takes only 20 minutes to make, and is just 51 calories! Now you can make homemade spicy pasta sauce quickly and easily, and for far less calories than the average arribiata pasta sauce recipe. This easy spicy sauce for pasta is wonderful over pasta, in your favorite Italian dishes, and on pizza (Arrabiata pizza is fantastic!) in place of pizza sauce.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Olive oil spray
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Low Calorie Arrabbiata Sauce
Healthy Arrabbiata Sauce Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: You can make this healthy recipe ahead of time and chill in the fridge for later. Combine all the ingredients in a storage container, mix well and cover. Then place in the fridge for later.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days, does not hold well in the fridge.
Low Calorie Arrabbiata Sauce
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Equipment
- Immersion blender (or blender)
Ingredients
- Olive oil spray
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1 cup vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet or sauce pan over medium-high heat. Spray with olive oil and add in the onions. Cover and cook for 4 minutes.
- Add in the garlic and crushed red peppers and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, vegetable stock, basil, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer for 10 minutes, until reduced slightly.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the sauce to your desired consistency. Alternatively, you can add the sauce to a blender, vent the blender (so you don't have pressure build up and sauce explosion) and blend until smooth.
- Store in an airtight container, in the fridge for up to one week. Or in a freezer bag in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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I made this sauce and love it!! I use it with everything from pizza to spaghetti , lasagna, possibilities are endless!! Thanks for sharing all your recipes!!!
Keep on working, great job!
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