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    Home » Sauces, Dips & Dressings

    Published: Feb 19, 2020 · Updated: Mar 4, 2022 by Angela Coleby · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

    Keto Marinara Sauce

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    An easy keto marinara sauce that is great to have with zucchini noodles or a pizza topping. Ready to eat in 20 minutes.

    This version of a marinara sauce has an additional ingredient just for us low carb vegetarian and vegans! Although not traditionally in this sauce, I've added nutritional yeast!

    vegan marinara sauce

    Nutritional Yeast

    Nutritional yeast is a great source of Vitamin B12 and is a good way to add additional proteins and minerals to your meal. I used it in this sauce because I used to add Parmesan to my marinara sauce for extra flavour and texture. For this keto vegetarian sauce, I wanted to keep it dairy free and vegan too so I reached for my packet of nutritional yeast!

    It is purely optional in this recipe and feel free to omit it!

    How to Make Keto Marinara Sauce

    You could use either fresh or tinned tomatoes for this keto marinara sauce. When choosing tinned tomatoes check the nutritional label and ingredients for sugar and additives. If you are using fresh, the ripest tomatoes are the best. I prefer either cherry tomatoes or plum.

    Serving Suggestions

    As well as simply adding to zucchini noodles, this sauce can be used in many ways. A few suggestions are:

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    easy marinara sauce

    Keto Marinara Sauce

    An easy keto marinara sauce with an extra ingredient for us vegetarians & vegans!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Sauce
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 71 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 14 oz tomatoes tinned or fresh
    • 4 cloves garlic peeled & chopped
    • ½ medium onion peeled & chopped
    • 1 tablespoon oregano
    • 1 tablespoon basil ideally fresh
    • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
    • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil

    Instructions
     

    • Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onion and garlic. Sautee for 3-5 minutes until soft.
    • Add the tomatoes, oregano, basil, nutritional yeast, tomato puree, salt and pepper.
    • Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
    • Either serve chunky style or process in a blender for a smoother sauce.

    Notes

    Servings are based on ¼ cup (60g)
    This will be a chunky sauce, but for a smoother sauce, process in a blender.
    The net carbs will be the total carb count minus the fibre count. Carb count excludes sugar alcohols.
    Any nutritional analysis on the website is based on an estimate, calculated by http://nutritiondata.self.com from the individual ingredients in each recipe. Variations may occur for various reasons, including product availability and food preparation. We make no representation or warranty of the accuracy of this information.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 71kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gFiber: 2gSugar: 2g
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