Clean-Eating Hearty Pasta Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

½ pound lean ground beef
2 small zucchinis, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons sucanat (crystallized sugar cane juice), or to taste
1 ½ tablespoons dried basil
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (16 ounce) package whole-wheat spaghetti
1 gallon water
salt

Nutrition Info

436 calories
carbohydrate: 80 g
cholesterol: 24.7 mg
fat: 6.3 g
fiber: 14.6 g
protein: 22.5 g
saturatedFat: 2.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 2195.7 mg
sugar: 11.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, zucchini, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes, drain and discard grease.

  2. Stir crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, sucanat, basil, sea salt, oregano, and black pepper into beef mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors have blended, at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour for better flavor.

  3. While sauce is simmering, bring salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti according to package directions. Serve sauce over hot pasta.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a satisfyingly hearty sauce that you can feel good about eating! Serve over whole grain spaghetti or brown rice pasta for gluten-free diets.

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