Maranara sauce
 

ANyone know how you count maranara sauce? Is it a veggie, condiment? How much? etc.

Not sure if this is the absolute correct way to count it, but I used 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce last night and counted it as a vegetable. I was told at my COD today that I counted it the right way. Obviously, I shouldn't use jar sauce very often, but she said that when I did, to make sure that I chose sauces that didn't leave an orange "ring". Those have more fat. I made one of my DH's fave dishes that we call lasagne chicken but it's really much like chicken parmesan. I was proud of myself because I pounded the chicken thin, seasoned it with lite salt, pepper, garlic powder, and italian seasoning (left out the egg wash and bread crumbs), browned it in a non-stick skillet sprayed with Pam, and then transferred it to a baking pan where I put 1/2 cup of sauce over each piece. After it baked for 30 minutes, I topped each piece with a slice of provolone. It was so yummy! Didn't even miss the breading.

I don't have a bottle in front of me, but I would caution about using the "ragu" style stuff very often because I bet it has a lot of salt..

When I made the Orange Roughy Italiano (based on a LAWL cookbook recipe), I used a can of diced tomatoes, poured out about half the included tomato juice and added water, and put a bunch of Italian spices and garlic in it.. Made a nice marinara... and counted as a veg!

Thanks, guys. I really like a little maranara on my grilled chicken breast - like a chicken parmesan without the parm. Anyway, I have no problem brewing it up myself from stewed tomatoes, etc. I just want to make sure I count them right :) Definitely going into the menu plan for this week!

Originally Posted by DenverChick:
Thanks, guys. I really like a little maranara on my grilled chicken breast - like a chicken parmesan without the parm. Anyway, I have no problem brewing it up myself from stewed tomatoes, etc. I just want to make sure I count them right :) Definitely going into the menu plan for this week!

Has anyone ever used the chicken parm recipe from the LA cookbook? I use it all the time and it is amazing! It's my new company is coming recipe ;) and people don't even know. It includes breading and cheese - and counts as 1 protein, 1 veg and 1/2 a dairy (which my COD questioned since it is one serving of cheese cut across four portions...but whatever...)

I'll post it in the recipe forum later today or tomorrow...have to run out the door right now!