very veggie spaghetti sauce mmb

Name: Very Veggie Spaghetti Sauce MMB
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) ground beef; 3 clove(s) garlic, minced; 1/2 - onion, diced; 2 small zucchini, diced; 1 large carrot, grated; 1 - red bell pepper, diced; 8 ounce(s) mushrooms, sliced; 28 ounce(s) canned diced tomatoes; 56 ounce(s) canned tomato sauce; 2 teaspoon(s) basil, dried; 2 teaspoon(s) thyme, dried; 2 teaspoon(s) rosemary, dried; 1 tablespoon(s) oregano, dried

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Melanie B

Kennesaw, GA

Updated on Feb 4, 2015

I am trying to incorporate more veggies into my meals. This is an easy way to do it. I like to serve it over baked spaghetti squash. You can easily omit the meat and make it vegetarian, or add some Hot Italian sausage to kick it up a bit.

Rate

prep time 30 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Stove Top

yield 10 cups

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 - onion, diced
2 small zucchini, diced
1 large carrot, grated
1 - red bell pepper, diced
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
28 ounces canned diced tomatoes
56 ounces canned tomato sauce
2 teaspoons basil, dried
2 teaspoons thyme, dried
2 teaspoons rosemary, dried
1 tablespoon oregano, dried

How To Make very veggie spaghetti sauce mmb

Step 1

In a large pan, brown the ground beef, garlic and onion together until beef is no longer pink. Drain the fat off.

Step 2

Add the veggies and herbs and simmer until the veggies are tender.
Step 3

These are rough estimates of amounts. Use more or less to suit your tastes.
Step 4

** In the summer when the garden is coming in, I can tomatoes and grate zucchini for the freezer. I also dehydrate herbs for the winter.
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