I want to go on a diet but HATE bland food! is there a place i can go to learn to make my own sauces? ?

Question

I was looking at the side of a spaghetti sauce yesterday and was amazed at the amount of fat used! Same with peanut satay sauce and honey mustard sauce and creamy carbonara sauce. Is there a web site which speaks of how to make your own sauces to go with food that has less fat in it?

Answer 1

spaghetti/pasta/pizza sauce:

1 reg can of crushed tomatoes

1 small (6oz) container of tomato paste

1/2 to 3/4 cup water

2-3 tablespoons of olive oil

2 teaspoons of italian spice (oregano, thyme, basil blend)

1/2 onion chopped

2 garlic buds chopped finely

salt/black pepper

dash of sugar



saute up the onion and garlic in olive oil till clear. Add in everything else. Add water, stir and bring to simmer... taste and adjust salt and pepper..



if you want it more flavorful.. you can add in 1/2 cup diced sweet bell pepper to the onion/garlic..

you can also add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese to the end... also 1 small can (drained) of sliced mushrooms..



also if you want it to be meat sauce.. saute up with the onion/garlic 250grms (1 cup) (8 oz) of ground meat till the meat is browned, then proceed with recipe..



you can keep this in a jar in fridge for a few days, or freeze for future..



I use this on spaghetti, pizza, or any pasta....



Honey mustard..

just blend honey with the best mustard you can find (sure cheapo yellow mustard will do, but its tastier with dijan or brown mustard) just blend a little honey with a lot of mustard... simple..dont use oil



for cream sauce:

1tablespoon all purpose flour

1 tablespoon safflower, sunflower, or canola oil

1 cup of low fat or 2% milk

salt/black pepper



blend in the flour in the oil in a sauce pan over medium/high heat.. let the flour toast 1 min in oil, then while wisking, blend in milk in a slow stream, stiring constantly so no lumps.. keep stirring while gently heating till comes thick like cream... (this is also a basic white gravy recipe)... add salt and pepper to taste...



you can flavor it up by adding in any or combo of the following.. grated low fat cheese of your choice, chedder, mozarella, or any great flavored cheese,, parmesan. this makes a low fat cheese sauce to put over steamed veggies..



also you can add in a little of the red sauce from above into the white sauce to make a creamy pasta sauce..



also you can saute a tiny amount 1/4 cup of onion in the oil before whisking in the flour.. it gives it a kick to the white sauce also...

Answer 2

I'm sure there are-try "low fat cooking" in your favorite search engine. Start by using nostick pans to make them, then use vegetable fats which are much healthier. I make my own sauce with olive oil and use only about 2 tsp for a large skillet full. I'm not sure about carbonara-the basic concept is anything but low calorie.

As for bland-if you give it a moment of thought, none of the ingredients that add a lot of flavor are fattening or unhealthy except for cheese (and you can use tiny amounts if you choose the right cheese). Herbs, spices, vinegar, chiles, citrus, none of these are high calorie.

Answer 3

you're no longer required to consume salad so as to be healthful or to drop some weight. you're no longer required to consume salad in basic terms by way of fact your chum made it for you. heavily think of roughly precisely what the substances are in a salad which you do unlike. i'm specific there are a large many culmination and vegetables which could be perfect concepts on your foodstuff plan. consistent with hazard that's the dressing which you dislike. you could want to attempt countless different varieties. .

Answer 4

There are a couple zero calorie sauces here:



http://www.squidoo.com/zero-calorie-foods-negative-calorie-foods



Good luck

Ladymermaid

Answer 5

Ketchup no fat content (0.1gm faint trace)