Pizza Sauce (HCG Diet Safe)
Phase: Low Calorie Phase Course: Main Course, Soup
This recipe is safe for Phase 2 of the HCG Diet and counts as 1 vegetable serving.
Try using this sauce to flavor your protein serving by pouring it over the top of your chicken or use as a dipping sauce. We hope you like it!
- 1 large tomato
- 1 tbsp ground oregano
- 1½ tsp fresh garlic, minced*
- 1 tsp ground paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder**
- sea salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
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In a sauce pan, bring 2-3 cups of water to a boil.
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While waiting for the water to boil, cut several small slices in the skin to the tomato.
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Prepare an ice bath by pouring 2-3 cups of water in a bowl and add about a cup of ice cubes, set aside.
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Once the water has reached a rolling boil, add the full tomato.
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Leave the tomato in the boiling water for 2 minutes
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Immediately remove the tomato from the sauce pan and place the tomato in the ice bath to stop the cooking process.
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Once the tomato is cool enough to handle, remove the tomato skin by careful pulling it off in small pieces.
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Place the tomato into a blender or food processor and puree until it has reached your desired consistency.
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Pour the pureed tomato back into the sauce pan, add spices.
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Turn the heat back on, and bring the tomato sauce to a boil.
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Once boiling, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 12 minutes. Stir the tomato sauce often to prevent sticking.
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Remove the lid and cook for 7 more minutes.
Depending on the juiciness of your tomato, you may need to add a few tablespoons of water to reach the desired consistency of the Pizza Sauce.
*You should always mince fresh garlic rather than using pre-minced garlic from the grocery store. Most pre-minced garlic contain preservatives. Be on the safe side... mince your own fresh garlic cloves for the best possible weight loss.
**Check the ingredients of the onion powder, as some brands of onion powder can contain unallowed ingredients such as -dextrose. Avoid any onion powder brand with words ending in -ose, -tol, or -dextrin.
