The Best Spaghetti And Meat Sauce. After three hours of being stuck in a cab, I still must get dinner on the table.
For a long time, I would stop by a burger joint or a pizza shop on the way home and grab some, hmmm, not so good for your food. But these days, I am making better choices with the foods I eat. One of my favorite go-to dishes is spaghetti and meat sauce. Adding a few fresh herbs and vegetables gives any jarred sauce a nice pick-me-up.
In this Spaghetti And Meat Sauce recipe, I added fresh onions, carrots, zucchini, garlic, and basil. Oh wait, and I topped it off with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Cleaning up is a cinch, and I feel good about what I am eating. This is definitely one of my favorite spaghetti recipes.
The Best Spaghetti And Meat Sauce
In this Spaghetti And Meat Sauce recipe, I added fresh onions, carrots, zucchini, garlic, and basil.
Ingredients
½ cup white onion - chopped
½ cup carrots - diced
½ cup zucchini - diced
3 cloves garlic - crushed
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound ground turkey (minced turkey)
1 jar Neapolitan Sauce or Pasta sauce Southern Hemisphere (Tomato Sauce in North America) - (16 ounces)
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 pinch sugar - optional- 1 pound spaghetti noodles - dried (try whole wheat)
2 tablespoons basil - fresh chopped
3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese - grated
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti noodles according to the directions on the box.
- Heat a skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add in the cooking oil, onions, carrots, and zucchini saute for 2 minutes.
- Next, add in the ground meat and garlic and cook until the meat is no longer pink; drain (if you are using lean meat, skip the draining step).
- Add the spaghetti sauce, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, Italian seasoning, and pepper. Bring to a slight boil, then reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through. Taste. If the sauce is bitter, add a pinch of sugar. Serve the meat sauce over spaghetti, and top with basil and Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 633kcalCarbohydrates: 100gProtein: 47gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 66mgSodium: 1289mgPotassium: 1241mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 3562IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 130mgIron: 7mg
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