Tomato Basil Spaghetti Sauce
Making this no-cook, tomato basil spaghetti sauce is almost as easy as opening a jar of pasta sauce and tastes just as delicious. Because canned tomatoes are cooked in the can during processing, you can use them straight out of the can without cooking them first. Simply blend all the ingredients, which you likely have in your pantry already, and you’ve got a rich, savory, flavorful spaghetti sauce in less than 5 minutes.
For this recipe, it’s worth splurging on San Marzano tomatoes. Considered the Holy Grail of canned tomatoes, this is the key ingredient to achieving excellent flavor. San Marzano tomatoes are famed for their balance of flavor that combines sweetness, tomatoey intensity, and just the right amount of acid.
This quick and healthy plant-based sauce is so handy to blend up when you just don’t feel like cooking but want a meal that has that made-from-scratch feel.
Ingredients
One 28 oz. can (794 grams) of San Marzano tomatoes
2 teaspoons of kosher salt
2 teaspoons of onion powder
2 teaspoons of garlic powder (or 2 cloves of garlic, crushed)
½ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons of dried basil
½ cup of nutritional yeast
4 large medjool dates, pitted
Makes approx. 3 cups of sauce
How to make Tomato Basil Spaghetti Sauce
1. Add the entire can of San Marzano tomatoes, including the juice, to a blender container, along with the salt, onion and garlic powder, black pepper, basil, nutritional yeast, and dates.
2. Securely attach the lid to your container and blend on medium speed, working up to high speed, if necessary, until the sauce is completely smooth. This may take a minute or more depending on what type of blender you are using.
3. Toss with spaghetti noodles, or your favorite pasta, and garnish with fresh basil.
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Tomato Basil Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
Instructions
- Add the entire can of San Marzano tomatoes, including the juice, to a blender container, along with the salt, onion and garlic powders, black pepper, basil, nutritional yeast, and dates.
- Securely attach the lid to your container and blend on medium speed, working up to high speed, if necessary, until the sauce is completely smooth. This may take a minute or more depending on what type of blender you are using.
- Toss with spaghetti noodles, or your favorite pasta, and garnish with fresh basil.
Notes
Definitely splurge on San Marzano tomatoes. Considered the Holy Grail of canned tomatoes, this is the key ingredient to achieving excellent flavor.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
109.52Fat (grams)
0.63Sat. Fat (grams)
0.08Carbs (grams)
25.17Fiber (grams)
5.23Net carbs
19.92Sugar (grams)
16.55Protein (grams)
4.86Sodium (milligrams)
952.08Cholesterol (grams)
0Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators.
