Need a Way to thicken Sauce

Danielle and I are doing low carb and we can not have flour. I am making chicken cacciatorre tonight for dinner in the crock pot and I was wondering if there was a way to thicken the sauce without using white flour?

Someone told me to puree the sauce in a blender or food processor...but I wasnt sure if that was good or not.

Any other ideas as to what I can add to the sauce?
Thanks,
Scott

isn't there some kind of low carb flour that you can use?
-i just went on the atkins website and they have a product you can buy called 'thicken not thin'
you can probably get that at gnc

What's the recipe you're using? If it calls for some white wine or vinegar, just use less. If it calls for water, I would omit.

You can try tomato paste, or add canned tomatos - as they cook they'll get very soft and almost become part of the sauce.

Ah thanks. I will look into it...Anything other than that.....Maybe I wont have to buy something else.

Scott

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Posted by jenny2penny

oh add a little corn starch. you only need like a tablespoon....it won't kill your diet. I use it in all my soups, cause I love them super thick

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ha ha
this is what i was going to say...

I didn't realize it was in a crock pot- my onll experience with suace in on a stop top, not sure how moisture & evaporation differs in a slow cooker.

In that case, I agreee with Farah. Look and the ingredients & see how you can reduce moisture.

I never put flour or cornstarch in tomatato sauce--only in broth based gravies, like chicken or turkey gravy.

I just use crushed tomatoes. I would say don't use tomota sauce, use crushed or pureed tomoates. I think tomato sauce has water added to it. I'm not sure though, check the can.

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Posted by BMD'sPeanut

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Posted by jenny2penny

oh add a little corn starch. you only need like a tablespoon....it won't kill your diet. I use it in all my soups, cause I love them super thick

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ha ha
this is what i was going to say...

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I think with low carb diets though, it's kinda all or nothing though.

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Posted by tourist


I think with low carb diets though, it's kinda all or nothing though.

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I guess you're right...I was actually going to suggest the corn starch--but was LOL-ing to jenny2penny saying: 'oh just use it'

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Posted by jenny2penny

...Americans eat more then necessary

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PERIOD!

low carb to no carb so that means no corn starch. A little here and a little there adds up to a lot, you dont realize it

I eat veggies but only green ones...The only fruit I can eat are berries....straw berries and blue berries....NO beer or Wine unfortunately....but I can have vodka or rum because there are no carbs in it.

I use tomato paste and diced tomatoes in my sauce.....no regular tomato sauce.
Scott

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Posted by Danielle&Scott


I use tomato paste and diced tomatoes in my sauce.....no regular tomato sauce.
Scott

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Then you should be good. I didn't think the sauce for chicken cacciatore was very thick anyway.

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Posted by wc0143

I have the Atkins thickener ... I can't remember what it's called or what's in it.

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Thicken Thin Not Starch Thickener

Im going to pick it up today. Any idea where I can buy it?