Name: Rocco's How Low Can You Go Low-Fat Marinara Sauce
Yield: Makes 6 1/2 cups (13 servings)
Ingredients: 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 large yellow onion, cut into small dice; Salt; Crushed red pepper; Two 28-ounce cans tomato puree; 1/2 cup water; 1 small piece of Parmigiano- Reggiano cheese rind; 1 large sprig fresh basil

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There are some high-quality, great-tasting low-fat tomato sauces available on the store shelves these days, so if you don't want to make sauce from scratch (don't tell Mama!), you'd do well with any of the leading brands. But my name is Rocco, after all, and I figured I was under obligation to include at least one from-scratch marinara sauce. There's just a hint of olive oil in it; everything else was bulked up to create great flavor.

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