How To Easily Dehydrate Can Tomato Pasta Sauce
Tomato Pasta Sauce
I was given this can of tomato pasta sauce. I’ve seen it sold at Dollar Tree. Since I didn’t want to make a large pot of Spaghetti, I thought I would make individual leathers out of it. This way I can make single serving amounts for lunch or dinner. I can also use it in recipes when it calls for a tablespoon if needed.
A quick lunch always makes me happy. I can no longer spend hours cooking a meal. For one I can’t stand on my feet for that long due to my back pain and neuropathy in both feet left over from chemotherapy. When making a meal, quicker the better is best.
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I took a 16oz can of tomato pasta sauce and opened it.
Using leather trays with parchment works best. Less clean up and the tomato doesn’t stain my leather tray. I use a long piece of parchment paper that covers the whole tray. I cut out a hole in the center for the dehydrator air to flow. Then I trim around the outside of the tray so it fits into the dehydrator tray. You can pick up a box of parchment paper at Dollar Tree.
I used a gravy spoon to dip out the sauce onto the tray. I happen to have a gravy spoon but any spoon will do. Then I swirl the sauce around in a small circle. You want the outer edges of the circle thicker than the inside.
I could get 3-4 circles on the tray.
I placed the tray in the dehydrator at 135 degrees for 12-16 hours. In 4-6 hours, I check to see if it is ready to be flipped over to continue drying.
I use a NESCO FD-60 Snack Master Express Food.
When I was done I cut the tomato pasta sauce leathers into single serving sizes. I placed them in a quart size mason jar. Then I use a Seal a Meal vacuum sealer with the Food Saver vacuum lid regular and wide mouth accessory to seal the jar to store it for the short-term.
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Dehydrating a can of tomato pasta sauce to be used as individual meals to make a quick lunch or dinner.
- 1 16oz Can of tomato sauce
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I took a 16oz can of tomato sauce and opened it.
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Using the leather trays with parchment works best. I use a long piece of parchment paper that covers the whole tray. I cut out a hole in the center for the dehydrator air to flow. Then I trim around the outside of the tray so it fits into the dehydrator tray.
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I used a gravy spoon to dip out the sauce onto the tray. Then I swirl the sauce around in a small circle. You want the outer edges of the circle thicker than the inside.
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I could get 3-4 circles on the tray.
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I placed the tray in the dehydrator at 135 degrees for 12-16 hours. In 4-6 hours, I check to see if it is ready to be flipped over to continue drying.