Randomguy Posted January 10 Share #1 Posted January 10 I bought a jar of fancy marinara sauce because it was half-off, and I finally had some with a bit of pasta. Holy snit, the oil! More than half the calories from fat, and it tasted like it. I suppose it was ok, gets good reviews, all that rot. Mine is better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 10 Share #2 Posted January 10 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: I bought a jar of fancy marinara sauce because it was half-off, and I finally had some with a bit of pasta. Holy snit, the oil! More than half the calories from fat, and it tasted like it. I suppose it was ok, gets good reviews, all that rot. Mine is better. We got an air fryer. Ryan loves cheese sticks. He bought cheap marinara sauce. It pairs well with air fried frozen breaded cheese like stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 10 Author Share #3 Posted January 10 Oh yeah, it was Paesana Marinara sauce, in case you were wondering. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 10 Author Share #4 Posted January 10 Just now, jsharr said: We got an air fryer. Ryan loves cheese sticks. He bought cheap marinara sauce. It pairs well with air fried frozen breaded cheese like stuff. I am suspicious of anything that takes up that much counterspace. The gf has one, but I have refused to use it thus far. I don't want to reheat greasy stuff, preferring to eat other greasy stuff that doesn't need to be reheated in an abnormally large appliance that looms over entire city blocks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 10 Share #5 Posted January 10 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: I am suspicious of anything that takes up that much counterspace. The gf has one, but I have refused to use it thus far. I don't want to reheat greasy stuff, preferring to eat other greasy stuff that doesn't need to be reheated in an abnormally large appliance that looms over entire city blocks. So far I approve. I makes things that normally take a while in the oven faster. It is great for game watching food like wings, cheese sticks, taquitos. It is so so on dumplings / pot stickers. Maybe they need to be nuked first then air raped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 10 Share #6 Posted January 10 16 minutes ago, Randomguy said: More than half the calories from fat, Out of curiosity, what in a tomato sauce or a marinara sauce really has many calories? Wiki lists these ingredients: "Marinara (lit. 'sailor') sauce is a tomato sauce usually made with tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and onions.[1][2] Variations include capers, olives, spices, and a dash of wine", and only the wine would be much of a calorie count. I'd think the oil (and any sugar) would be the main part regardless of who makes it. What's in your marinara recipe? If you have oil in yours, it's gonna be mostly that oil making up the calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 10 Author Share #7 Posted January 10 17 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Out of curiosity, what in a tomato sauce or a marinara sauce really has many calories? Wiki lists these ingredients: "Marinara (lit. 'sailor') sauce is a tomato sauce usually made with tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and onions.[1][2] Variations include capers, olives, spices, and a dash of wine", and only the wine would be much of a calorie count. I'd think the oil (and any sugar) would be the main part regardless of who makes it. What's in your marinara recipe? If you have oil in yours, it's gonna be mostly that oil making up the calories. My marinara is simple stuff, really. Generally crushed or whole tomatoes, oregano, basil, black pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper. I might add olive oil to it, but not oodles. Sometimes I make it the funkadelic Marcella Hazan way with a whole half onion and butter, but generally the other way. Most commercial marinara sauce has oil in in from some source or other, presumably from Right Whales. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 10 Share #8 Posted January 10 51 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I might add olive oil One tablespoon is equal - in cals - to all those other ingredients combined. Maybe even double. On the plus side, calories and fat are important parts of a healthy diet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby ★ Posted January 11 Share #9 Posted January 11 3 hours ago, Randomguy said: Oh yeah, it was Paesana Marinara sauce, in case you were wondering. I was wondering. Have you tried Ragu? I hear that's excellent! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead ★ Posted January 11 Share #10 Posted January 11 I agree that you should make your own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted January 11 Share #11 Posted January 11 40 minutes ago, Kirby said: I was wondering. Have you tried Ragu? I hear that's excellent! Convenience store approved? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 11 Share #12 Posted January 11 43 minutes ago, Kirby said: I was wondering. Have you tried Ragu? I hear that's excellent! I always preferred store brand. Seemed like they added less sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby ★ Posted January 11 Share #13 Posted January 11 Years ago at a prior job, we went to a fancy California restaurant for a work lunch that featured a pasta bar. One of my coworkers asked the chef which of the sauce options tasted most like Ragu. I don't think the Chef was amused. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 11 Author Share #14 Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Kirby said: I was wondering. Have you tried Ragu? I hear that's excellent! I actually like Ragu in the same way I like spaghettios and meatballs and yellow Zingers. Guilty childhood pleasures are still fun! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 12 Share #15 Posted January 12 On 1/10/2023 at 7:57 PM, Kirby said: I was wondering. Have you tried Ragu? I hear that's excellent! I like Prego better than Ragu, which seems to have a little bit of a floury taste. My cousin who still cooks all the Polish recipes likes Prego too and told me some people use spaghetti sauce instead of the traditional tomato sauce or tomato soup when making Golabkis (Polish Stuffed Cabbage) and I may try it when I make it soon. The Prego Chunky Garden Combo sauce I use has 70 Cal. per half-cup (4.8 oz.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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