Healthy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce recipe has no added sugar! It’s meaty, thick, full of Italian flavor and great served over traditional pasta or spaghetti squash for a low-carb meal.
Healthy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
My hubby and I have done several Whole30 eating plans. Ever heard about it? You can find out all about it here but to sum it up, you eat meat, veggies, fruit and certain nuts & fats for 30 days. No sugar, no grains, no dairy. Yea…it was rough. I can leave grains and dairy behind any day… but I like my sugar.
We decided to do this as a kick start to healthier eating. I didn’t like how I was always craving sweet stuff. I guess having a food blog will do that to ya. This Healthy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce recipe is a staple in our home. We love our Italian food here, and I had to find a way to still be able to get that good Italian taste!
Low Carb Spaghetti Sauce
This spaghetti sauce has no added sugar, but is full of flavor. Find a tomato puree that has an ingredient list of one thing…tomatoes. Yes, tomatoes have some naturally occurring sugars, but as long as there is not sugar listed in the ingredients, you’re golden and will end up with a deliciously low carb spaghetti sauce.
Plus, it is hearty…full of meat and petite diced tomatoes. The kids don’t even mind the diced tomatoes…but they have to be “petite diced” so they are not so noticeable.
Freezing Spaghetti Sauce
You’ll love this healthy homemade spaghetti sauce recipe because it makes a big batch…you can freeze the leftovers to pull out at another time. And when you are trying to eat “real” food, anything that saves time is so helpful! To freeze this sauce, allow it to cool completely, then divide it into containers that will seal tightly for the freezer.
Spaghetti Squash
Serve this healthy past sauce over spaghetti squash for a low-carb, low-sugar meal, or use it as you would any spaghetti sauce!
Healthy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 3 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 cans tomato puree 29 ounces each
- 2 cans diced tomatoes, with juice 14.5 ounces each
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons basil
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, brown the ground beef along with the garlic. Drain.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients and bring to a low boil, stirring often.
- Once the sauce is heated through and at a low boil, reduce the burner temperature to low and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes.
- Serve immediately or allow the sauce to cool, then package it in freezer-safe containers for easy storage.
Spaghetti Sauce – even better replace water with dry red wine
Thank you so much for this recipe! I am always looking for easy and delicious ways to use whole foods when cooking but I do get bored with the same old recipes, so I am really excited to try something new for dinner tomorrow night!
Thanks for the great recipe. Could you tell me what brand of tomato puree and diced tomato you use? The only ones I can find have 3 grams of sugar per serving each, thanks!
I notice, sodium is not good for you , with a two cans of tomatoes and two tsp of salt this recipe would be high in sodium I have a heart condition and i watch my sodium but it sure looks good
I made this sauce tonight and it is delicious! I used a tomato puree and diced tomatoes with the lowest amounts of sugar and sodium available at my grocery store, and I think that with that small compromise, its healthy enough and yummy enough to become a staple during my Whole30 starting tomorrow. I’m making your slow cooker paleo stuffed peppers tomorrow with this and later this week I’ll be pouring it over some zoodles. Since I’m cooking for one right now, I think this will last most of the month. Thank you! 🙂
I made this for the first time tonight and had to say, it was SO good! It was a hit with my whole family! Thank you!
The spaghetti sauce was a runny, horrible mess! The instructions call for way too much purée, water, and juice from the petite tomatoes. It ruined this recipe which would probably taste good if it wasn’t basically tomato water. I even added an extra pound of meat just to try and absorb some of the wetness and it was just horrible.
Made it last night and it was a hit! LOVE It! Froze extras for another time. Thanks for a great recipe!
I just made this and it was amazing! I didn’t have any thyme or Basil though so I didn’t get to add that. I also didn’t have tomato paste so I just added the tomatoes, I didn’t add extra water either. It was a little spicy which I like but also a little salty. I still loved it but next time I might not add as much salt. Wonderful! thank you!
I made this last week and am making it again tonight for the dinner with friends that we are hosting! My husband and one-year-old both loved it as well! So, so good!
This is now my go-to sauce recipe! I double the crushed red pepper (we like it spicy), but other than that — perfect! Thanks so much.
Hi Lizzy T,
If I omit the meat will it change the flavor very much?
Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I knew I had to make my own spaghetti sauce when I found out the only Whole30 compliant sauces in the store were almost $7 each! It takes a few to feed my large family! This sauce was perfect and was a hit with the family! I added onions and peppers and will probably also add mushrooms next time! I’m excited that I had enough to freeze! Now I have an emergency meal when needed!
I made this recipe for my family last night and everyone loved it! I love that it’s healthier than using store bought sauce, yet it’s simple enough to make when short on time. It’s also very affordable, which is a must for our large, hungry family! Thank you for taking the time to share your recipe… We will be making it many times!
Hi – I’m really looking forward to making this, it sounds delicious. Quick question – and I hope it’s not a stupid one – when it says, Yields 15 – is that 15 cups?
Thank you!!
We often make our own spaghetti sauce…it’s so easy and tastes so good! I’m excited to have a new recipe to try!
I’ve been using a OAMM meals for a few months already and we LOVE IT! It is the BIGGEST timesaver for busy people/families. I can tell you when they say to set aside a whole day, BELIEVE it! Soooooo worth it!!!
Delicious! So easy! Thank you so much!
Hi, just curious on what you consider a serving size for this, and if you happen to know the nutrition information, per your recipe? Thanks!
Meagen
I’m sorry if I missed it, but how many servings does this recipe make? Thanks so much!
Will try this. My spaghetti sauce comes out so thick it just sits on top of the pasta.
It’s on my stove now! It’s awesome. I didn’t add the olive oil but had to replace the diced tomatoes with tomato sauce. That’s what I get for assuming I know what I have. LOL.
I went “no added sugar” in July, as well as no milk or bread. Dropped 15 lbs. I have added back in Ezekial bread. It definitely required a learning curve in the beginning. Thank you so much.
Tried this for the first time tonight. It turned out scrumptious!! I had to make a few adjustments, I hope you don’t mind…I added some diced onion while browning the meat, used 1 lb ground beef and 1/2 lb spicy Italian sausage, and added a little fresh parsley from my garden near the end of cooking. The result was a delicious, thick & rich, easy to make sauce. My picky hubby loved it too. Yea! Thanks for the great recipe.
Hi! Excited to make this marinara sauce, but plan to make it without ground beef so that I can freeze and use with meatballs, meatball subs, or add ground beef or turkey to make meat sauce….how would I adjust the spices when I leave out 1.5 lbs of ground meat? Maybe cut all spices by about 1/4? Thanks in advance!!
I made this tonight & it was sooo good & flavorful! Will be making again.