Cooking Light Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
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14
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs extra lean ground beef
- cooking spray
- 1 1⁄2 cups diced onions
- 1 1⁄2 cups diced green bell peppers
- 1 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups sliced mushrooms
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups shredded zucchini (about 2 large)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (7 ounce) bottle roasted red peppers, undrained
- 14 cups hot cooked spaghetti (about 1 3/4 pounds uncooked pasta)
directions
- Cook the meat in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain meat well, and set aside. Wipe out pan with a paper towel, and coat with cooking spray.
- Place the pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add the diced onion, diced bell peppers, mushrooms and minced garlic, and sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Add zucchini, and sauté 5 minutes. Drain vegetables. Return meat and vegetables to pan, and stir in dried oregano, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper. Cook mixture over medium-high heat 5 minutes. Add sugar, crushed and stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, and roasted red bell peppers to pan, and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until sauce is thick. Serve the meat sauce over pasta.
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My kitchen is currently being remodeled. I have been challenged these past few weeks to create nutritious meals in my laundry room using only an electric skillet, crock pot and microwave. Here is a really easy way to make this delicious sauce. Put all of the ingredients into a crockpot (you'll have to brown the meat first) and let it simmer all day. How easy is that? This recipe makes a lot so store it in freezer bags for a quick meal when you don't have time to cook. I also served this with some italian sausages that were simmered in beer for about an hour. Yum. Thanks for posting this recipe. We all enjoyed it.
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Canadian girl that loves to cook for herself and for everyone around her!! I always enjoyed cooking but more so since I started taking better care of myself by eating healthier food (I am a Weight Watchers Lifetime member!). I still love my chocolate though!
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