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Helping you prepare healthy foods in a hurry
Alice Henneman, MS, Registered Dietitian and Extension Educator
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County

 

Take a Can of Tomato
Sauce and...

Dear CIQ:
Some recipes call for catsup. Others need tomato sauce or tomato juice. And so it goes. Is there some way you can substitute one of these for the others?

Take a can of tomato sauce and try some of these substitutions:

  • 1 cup catsup (for use in cooking): substitute 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons vinegar.

  • 1 cup chili sauce: substitute 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, dash of ground cloves and dash of allspice.

  • 1 cup tomato juice: substitute 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 1/2 cup water.

  • 1 10-3/4 ounce can tomato soup: substitute 1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/4 cup water.

Here are some more substitutions for other foods. These can help save you a trip to the store and the expense of buying special ingredients for a recipe.

  • 1/4 cup rum: substitute 1 tablespoon rum extract plus enough liquid to make 1/4 cup.

  • 1 cup miniature marshmallows: substitute 10 large marshmallows.

  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard: substitute 1 tablespoon prepared mustard.

  • 2 tablespoons fresh onion, chopped: substitute 1 tablespoon instant minced onion.

  • 1 tablespoon finely cut fresh herbs: substitute 1 teaspoon dried herbs.

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch (for thickening): substitute 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour.

  • 1 square ( 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate): substitute 3 tablespoons cocoa and 1 tablespoon fat.

CIQ Comments:
Save time and money: Substitute! Try it--you might like it!

 

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Alice C. Henneman, MS, RD
Extension Educator
University of Nebraska
Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County

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