Substitute Tomato paste + water for Tomato sauce
What tomato sauce does in a recipe: Cooked, smooth tomato base for pasta and simmered dishes.
Tomato paste + water
per 1 cup tomato sauce
US2 Tbsp paste + 1 cup water; simmer with a pinch of oregano
Metric30 g paste + 240 ml water, simmered
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan
Simpler flavor — season it well.
What changes: Simpler flavor
More options: all 3 Tomato sauce substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Tomato paste + water for Tomato sauce?
- per 1 cup tomato sauce — US: 2 Tbsp paste + 1 cup water; simmer with a pinch of oregano. Metric: 30 g paste + 240 ml water, simmered.
- Why does Tomato paste + water work as a Tomato sauce substitute?
- Simpler flavor — season it well.
- What changes when you use Tomato paste + water instead of Tomato sauce?
- Simpler flavor
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