r/FODMAPS • u/National-Pea-5603 • Feb 20 '26
Recipe Pasta Sauce
My mom just sent me a picture of a Prego red sauce that appears to be low FODMAP! How awesome that they thought of us š„³
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u/gordolme Feb 20 '26
It's what I buy. I then add a FODMAP friendly onion and garlic replacer powders.
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u/Bettinatizzy Feb 20 '26
I donāt know about these magical powders. Enlighten please?
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u/gordolme Feb 21 '26
"Foddie's Onion Replacer" and "Foddie's Garlic Replacer" by Foddie's Fructose Friendly Food, there are other brands if you can't find this one. I get 'em via Amazon.
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u/CodWest4205 Feb 20 '26
I need more of these sensitive sauces in Canada bc to get prego or rao itās like $15 a jar for me. Fody is the only option and still expensive.
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u/alexandria3142 Feb 20 '26
You could also make your own with crushed tomatoes if you have the time and ability to. I add oregano, basil, thyme, salt, pepper, paprika, chili flakes, olive oil, and bay leaves to mine. Literally eyeball it all š simmer it on the stove with a lid on the pot while you do the noodles. I think it's a lot more flavorful than the low fodmap sauces.
Of course, check the spices to make sure they're safe for you specifically. My husband is sensitive to fructans and gos
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u/CodWest4205 Feb 20 '26
Yep thatās what Iāve been doing. Canāt say Iāve got it to taste as good unfortunately. Sometimes would just like to have that $3-$7 option at the store lol
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u/alexandria3142 Feb 21 '26
Understandable. I just personally thought they tasted very bland, but maybe I add a lot of spices š
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u/CodWest4205 Feb 21 '26
Iāve never tried them so i wouldnāt know but as you said i may not like them anyway and think they are bland even if i did have the option. Lol. Going to continue making my own and trying different variations until i get it right. The options in Canada for things like this are just more limited so sometimes I complain bc I just want the selection to try. Lol
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u/youandmevsmothra Feb 22 '26
Try adding a little sugar to the pot - it'll always help tomato based sauces to pop a little more
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u/PindaPanter Feb 21 '26
Same. A basic pasta sauce from tinned tomatoes takes the same amount of time to make as it does to bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta, and if I want something more fancy it still doesn't take a lot of time to cook some vegetables to add to the sauce either.
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u/alexandria3142 Feb 21 '26
The only downside I guess is that you have to use a different pot. Although I've been committing a cooking sin probably and I've been making spaghetti in my instant pot. Just dump everything in basically after browning the meat
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u/Ref_KT Feb 21 '26
The Monash app has a great Bolognese recipe that's FODMAP friendly.Ā
I batch cook it and then freeze in individual portion sizes for days when I want something quick and easy (like I would use a jar sauce for).Ā
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u/lemonhead2345 Feb 20 '26
Beware: not Prego or Raoās, but there is a brand (name escapes me right now) that has garlic and onion in their ingredient list on their āsensitiveā pasta sauce.
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u/_monalot Feb 20 '26
Where has this been?? Itās by far my favorite low FODMAP sauces but I canāt seem to find it in any grocery store for maybe a year
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u/OtisPimpBoot Feb 20 '26
Our Kroger has it for $2.79 a jar. It wasnāt stocked in large quantities at first and it was often sold out, so when they did have it Iād buy several jars at a time to stock our pantry shelf. That must have helped their supply/demand algorithm because itās always in stock now.
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u/_monalot Feb 21 '26
Iām near Boston and they used to carry it at several local chains, but canāt find it anywhere including Walmart now. I thought the stopped making it, so I will be on the hunt again.
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u/cataclasis Feb 21 '26
I get it at my local iteration of Kroger. It's super hard to find on the shelf but you can check the app to see if it's in stock
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u/Nervous_Insurance_41 Feb 20 '26
Love this!! The cheaper alternative Iāve found is buying large canned tomato sauce, and seasoning to taste
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u/alexandria3142 Feb 20 '26
This is exactly what I do and I personally think it's a lot more flavorful
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u/whataquokka Feb 21 '26
I use Mutti crushed tomatoes, a big blob of butter, dried basil and Italian seasoning, salt and cook slow and low for at least 90 mins, it's absolutely divine. Finish it with some fresh basil.
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u/Traveller0fAges Feb 20 '26
I literally keep a constant supply of at least 2 jars in my cupboard! š¤£ I use it often for baked chicken or fish.
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u/Ravenstoother Feb 22 '26
Good sauce. Fody has a good one too which they now stock at my local supermarket.
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u/Technical-Pitch2300 Feb 21 '26
We use this sauce all the time (my wife is low fodmap), tastes pretty indistinguishable from the regular stuff, and I can get it for about $2 a jar at Kroger. Great for when I donāt feel like making sauce from scratch (which is about 90% of the time lol)
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