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Barbecue Sauce

After trying our healthful version of barbecue sauce, you’ll wonder why you ever bought the bottled kind.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 cups; 1/4 cup per serving

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 6-ounce cans no-salt-added tomato paste
1/2 cup no-salt-added ketchup
1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons Chili Powder (page 277) or no-salt-added chili powder
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 tablespoons canola or corn oil
1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon paprika
1 medium garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Dash of red hot-pepper sauce (optional)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large saucepan, whisk together all the ingredients. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, whisking occasionally. Refrigerate the sauce in a jar with a tight-fitting lid for up to one month or freeze it in an airtight freezer container for up to six months.

  2. Nutrition information

    Step 2

    (Per serving)

    Step 3

    Calories: 60

    Step 4

    Total fat: 2.0g

    Step 5

    Saturated: 0.0g

    Step 6

    Trans: 0.0g

    Step 7

    Polyunsaturated: 0.5g

    Step 8

    Monounsaturated: 1.0g

    Step 9

    Cholesterol: 0mg

    Step 10

    Sodium: 25mg

    Step 11

    Carbohydrates: 10g

    Step 12

    Fiber: 1g

    Step 13

    Sugars: 8g

    Step 14

    Protein: 1g

    Step 15

    Calcium: 18mg

    Step 16

    Potassium: 283mg

  3. Dietary Exchanges

    Step 17

    1/2 other carbohydrate

    Step 18

    1/2 fat

American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, 4th Edition
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