Re: RECIPE: Cheesy Baked Ziti (TNT)

[Guest guest]

But there is nothing one can buy that is SB friendly in a spaghetti sauce??

I don't want to make my own from scratch. Thanks!

[Guest guest]

> When buying spag sauce - what kind is SB friendly?

Home made.

The best pasta sauce you can get doesn't come in a jar -- you make

it yourself. Thing is, it only takes about 10 minutes.

Get yourself a large can of no-salt-added crushed tomatoes. Make

sure you read the label to be certain there is no added sugar. My

personal favorite is Dei Fratelli -- it comes in a big ole 28oz can.

Chop about half an onion and 2 cloves of garlic. Saute the onion in

a little olive oil in a 2 quart pot (pretty much a standard pot in

most kitchens). After a couple of minutes, add the chopped garlic.

Remember: when sauteeing, you need to keep things moving in the pot,

don't just put them in and walk away or they'll burn.

After about 5 minutes in all, add your crushed tomatoes. Watch out

for splatter. Give it all a good stir and let it heat up (about 5

minutes). (You'll have to keep stirring it every so often, of

course.)

Now, just add a couple of pinches of dried oregano (I use flakes)

and about a teaspoon of dried basil (also flakes). Stir them in and

let the sauce continue to cook, stirring every so often, for another

5-10 minutes. If you like, you can add a little pepper and/or salt

to taste (I do not).

If its available, you can cheat a little here -- Dei Fratelli makes

a canned crushed tomatoes that is pre-seasoned with basil and

herbs. With this, you just saute the onions and garlic, add the

crushed tomatoes and it's ready. Last time I went to the store, I

bought like 20 cans of the basil and herbs variety. LOL

This sauce is very sweet and far, far healthier than the typical

canned/jarred stuff you can buy. It takes 15-20 minutes to make and

you can be doing other things for most of that time. Even better,

you can always make it up while you're doing other things then toss

the whole thing into a bowl in the fridge to use later.

I use this sauce to make any of a number of pasta dishes including

ziti, linguini and pretty much any other pastas. I also use it when

making manicotti, a family favorite.

[Guest guest]

> When buying spag sauce - what kind is SB friendly?

Home made.

The best pasta sauce you can get doesn't come in a jar -- you make

it yourself. Thing is, it only takes about 10 minutes.

Get yourself a large can of no-salt-added crushed tomatoes. Make

sure you read the label to be certain there is no added sugar. My

personal favorite is Dei Fratelli -- it comes in a big ole 28oz can.

Chop about half an onion and 2 cloves of garlic. Saute the onion in

a little olive oil in a 2 quart pot (pretty much a standard pot in

most kitchens). After a couple of minutes, add the chopped garlic.

Remember: when sauteeing, you need to keep things moving in the pot,

don't just put them in and walk away or they'll burn.

After about 5 minutes in all, add your crushed tomatoes. Watch out

for splatter. Give it all a good stir and let it heat up (about 5

minutes). (You'll have to keep stirring it every so often, of

course.)

Now, just add a couple of pinches of dried oregano (I use flakes)

and about a teaspoon of dried basil (also flakes). Stir them in and

let the sauce continue to cook, stirring every so often, for another

5-10 minutes. If you like, you can add a little pepper and/or salt

to taste (I do not).

If its available, you can cheat a little here -- Dei Fratelli makes

a canned crushed tomatoes that is pre-seasoned with basil and

herbs. With this, you just saute the onions and garlic, add the

crushed tomatoes and it's ready. Last time I went to the store, I

bought like 20 cans of the basil and herbs variety. LOL

This sauce is very sweet and far, far healthier than the typical

canned/jarred stuff you can buy. It takes 15-20 minutes to make and

you can be doing other things for most of that time. Even better,

you can always make it up while you're doing other things then toss

the whole thing into a bowl in the fridge to use later.

I use this sauce to make any of a number of pasta dishes including

ziti, linguini and pretty much any other pastas. I also use it when

making manicotti, a family favorite.

[Guest guest]

I bought some last weekend it is called Carb Options by Ragu. Based on the

ingredients it is fine for sbd!

Sara

JKS@... wrote:

But there is nothing one can buy that is SB friendly in a spaghetti sauce??

I don't want to make my own from scratch. Thanks!

[Guest guest]

> But there is nothing one can buy that is SB friendly in a spaghetti

sauce??

> I don't want to make my own from scratch. Thanks!

Well, if you MUST buy that horrible stuff on the shelves....

As I understand it, Classico makes an SBD friendly spaghetti sauce and

Hunts is supposed to have one as well. The key is to always check the

ingredients. You want to stay away from added sugar (in all its

forms). There may be others that are regional brands and you may find

one or more at your local whole foods/health food store as well.

I don't think I've bought a jar of spaghetti sauce for myself in a few

years so....

[Guest guest]

So you say spaghettii sauce on the grocery shelves is " HORRIBLE " ? Uh

oh.......I 'm in trouble....