What is a healthy alternative to spaghetti sauce?

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1. What is a healthy alternative to spaghetti sauce?
2. What can replace tomato sauce in a recipe?
3. What neutralizes acid in tomato sauce?
4. How do you make traditional pasta sauce better?

What is a healthy alternative to spaghetti sauce?

Sauce Alternatives Combine cooked pasta with low-fat ricotta or cottage cheese and fresh vegetables, such as grape tomatoes and sauteed asparagus, as another healthy alternative to traditional pasta sauce recipes.

What can replace tomato sauce in a recipe?

Tomato Sauce Substitutes

1. Tomato paste serves as the easiest substitute for tomato sauce. ...
2. One can substitute canned tomatoes for the sauce by blending 1 cup canned, stewed tomatoes with water until it reaches a smooth consistency.
3. Tomato juice is a good sauce substitute. ...
4. An extremely handy substitute for tomato sauce is puree.

What neutralizes acid in tomato sauce?

Heat 1 cup of sauce with 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (baking soda neutralizes acidity). Taste the sauce and add tiny amounts of baking soda to see if it mellows the acidity. If there is still an edge, swirl in a teaspoon of butter, letting it melt until creamy. Usually this does the job.

How do you make traditional pasta sauce better?

Taste the sauce once it's warm and add some seasoning. Maybe it needs a touch of salt, red pepper flakes, or some fresh garlic to liven it up. You could add dried or fresh herbs too: oregano, basil, thyme, tarragon, parsley—they're all great!