15 Low Calorie Pasta Sauces

These 15 Low Calorie Pasta Sauces include my famous 54 calorie authentic marinara sauce, to a 24 calorie pesto that tastes too good to be true. You’ll find a skinny Alfredo and other creamy sauces, and so many more delicious healthy pasta sauce recipes.

15 Low Calorie Pasta Sauces

1. Low Calorie Marinara Sauce

This Healthy Marinara Sauce is just 54 calories for 1/2 cup, and can be made in the Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, or on the Stovetop!

2. Low Calorie “Famous” Tomato Feta Baked Pasta Sauce

Make this “famous” Tomato Feta Pasta, and serve it over zucchini noodles for just 231 calories, for a really big serving. (Calories include the “zoodles”).

3. Low Calorie Alfredo Sauce

This Low Calorie Healthy Alfredo Sauce is just 118 calories, and only 5 all-natural ingredients!

4. Low Calorie Turkey Bolognese Sauce

This Healthy Instant Pot Turkey Bolognese Sauce is just 156 calories and has 18.5 grams of protein!

5. Low Calorie Butternut Pasta Sauce

This low calorie butternut squash pasta can also be made vegan, gluten-free, low sodium and more. Along WITH the pasta, this recipe is just 214 calories and has 9.6g of protein!

6. Low Calorie Pesto (24 Calories)

This pesto is so amazing, and it makes a great pasta sauce! At just 24 calories you can add as much as you want! I do have a creamy pesto below too.

7. Low Calorie Arrabbiata Sauce (Spicy Marinara)

This healthy Arrabbiata Sauce Recipe takes only 20 minutes to make, and is just 51 calories! 

8. Low Calorie Carbonara Pasta Sauce

This famous carbonara comes from one of my best selling cookbooks, and it’s just 411 calories for a 2 cup serving of carbonara and pasta together.

9. Low Calorie High Protein Cajun Pasta Sauce

This Low Calorie High Protein Cajun Pasta sauce is just 373 calories and that includes the pasta!

10. Low Calorie Creamy Avocado Pesto Sauce

At just 152 calories per 1/4 cup, this pesto avocado pasta sauce is a great gluten-free, vegan, and no-cook pasta sauce recipe!

11. Low Calorie 15 Minute Mini Tomato Sauce

This low calorie cherry tomato pasta sauce with the pasta, is just 219 calories, and can be made in 15 minutes! 

12. Low Calorie Piccata Pasta Sauce

This Low Calorie Chicken Piccata Pasta Sauce with the chicken and the pasta  is just 338 calories!

13. Healthy Pistachio Pesto Recipe (30 Calories)

This healthy pistachio basil pesto is just 30 calories, and it can be made vegan too!

14. Low Calorie Spinach Gorgonzola Pasta Sauce

This Healthy Spinach Pasta Sauce takes just 15 minutes, including prep time! Plus it’s just 367 calories, including the pasta!!

15. Low Calorie Pasta Salad Dressing

This low calorie pasta salad sauce is just 114 calories, and that includes the pasta and all the veggies too!

15 Low Calorie Pasta Sauces

About the Author

Hi, my name is Audrey Johns and I am a 4 time best selling cookbook author! All 4 of my low calorie cookbooks are published by HarperCollins (the oldest publishing house in the US!) and have been featured on prominent TV shows like The Today Show, Rachael Ray and The Doctors. I am a low calorie and healthy recipe authority and my delicious recipes are tried and loved by thousands of readers. 

After a one year 150 pound weight loss (and I’ve kept it off for 13 years!) I started sharing all of my low calorie recipes with the world. They are always all-natural and geared around weight loss and weight management. I have even made some of these recipes with my Biggest Loser pal Bob Harper! Check out my weight loss story, my best selling cookbooks, and my numerous TV appearances by clicking here.

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Article History:

• Originally written and published September 18, 2020 by Audrey Johns
• Most recent update on November 13, 2023 by Audrey Johns