Foodie Friday

Prattle has to get ready for her trip to Greece, so here is a great light sauce for all wheat pasta or chicken!

Biggest Loser Main Event Marinara Sauce

Ingredients

olive oil spray

1 cup minced yellow or white onion

2 tbsp freshly minced garlic

1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes

1/4 cup water

2 tbsp no salt added tomato paste

2 tsp honey

1 tbsp dried oregano

1 tsp dried basil

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Salt to taste

Directions

Makes 7

Spray medium nonstick saucepan with the olive oil spray and place over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until just becoming tender (they should not be brown), 4-6 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and with a wooden spoon stir in the tomatoes, water, tomato paste, honey, oregano, basil, and pepper flakes until well combined. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for at least 1 hour. Season with salt, of needed.

Serving info from book: 63 calories, 3g protein, 15g carbohydrates, less that 1g fat (trace saturated), 0mg cholesterol, 3g fiber, 156mg sodium.

Number of Servings: 7 (1/2 cup)servings: about 3 1/2 cup sauce

This is a Prattle house favorite, enjoy! *note* be careful with the crushed red pepper flakes, it can be too spicy for some!

Source: Biggest Loser Family Cookbook