Pesto Marinara Sauce

This pesto marinara sauce recipe is silky and herbaceous. Perfect for pastas, pizzas, or even sandwiches. Ditch the store-bought varieties and make your own low carb, Whole30 marinara.

• Use it as a pizza sauce for your favorite keto pizza recipe
• Level up your breakfast and use it on these Keto Pizza Eggs
• Bread chicken in a mix of crushed pork rinds and parmesan cheese and make a low carb chicken parmesan
• Use it to jazz up this Keto Chicken Parmesan Dip
• Eat it as a dip with these Keto Pizza Chips
• Put a delicious spin on these Keto Pizza Bagels
• Add it to this Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Cabbage Casserole

• If you are not a fan of pesto, simply omit it
• Not looking for a dairy free recipe? Try adding some parmigiano reggiano, shredded smoked gouda, or even shredded mozzarella cheese.
• To make this recipe Whole30 compliant, be sure to look for a dairy free pesto recipe
• Use a microplane to grate half of a small onion into the sauce in place of the dried minced onion
• Add a little heavy cream and some ground beef, veal, or pork to make this a pesto bolognese recipe
• Give it a nutritional boost by adding some sauteed veggies – onion, carrots, celery, mushrooms etc.

If you would like to substitute fresh herbs in this recipe, simply triple the amount. For example, if a recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of dried oregano, you would use 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh oregano. I love cooking with fresh herbs from my windowsill herb garden, but during the time of year that I don’t have readily available fresh herbs, I have a good stockpile of dried herbs on hand. Swapping them out is easy with the one simple rule of thumb.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: ¼ cup
• Calories: 27
• Fat: 0.5g
• Carbohydrates: 5.5g
• Fiber: 1.3g
• Protein: 1.2g