Meat Lover's Spaghetti Sauce |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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While in Weight Watcher's, I combined several recipes and came up with this one... simply because I wanted a non-fat and mostly a thick, meaty sauce with everything in it but the kitchen sink :)... This is not a runny, thin sauce, but rather a very THICK, spicy and delicious Italian-like sauce! Sometimes I use it to make nacho's (not a Weight Watcher's dish) with shredded cheese and sour cream on corn chips for my hubby! Ingredients:
1 1/2-2 lbs very lean ground chuck or 1 1/2-2 lbs sirloin beef |
2 cups sliced onions (julienne or diced, i use vidalia) |
2 (4 ounce) cans mushroom pieces or 1 (8 ounce) package of sliced fresh mushrooms |
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes |
1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste |
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes |
2 cups beef broth (or water with 2 beef bouillon cubes) |
2 cloves of minced garlic or 2 tablespoons instant minced garlic |
1 cup of sliced green pepper (julienne style or diced) |
1/2 cup of sliced yellow sweet pepper (julienne or diced) |
1 tablespoon brown sugar (light is what i use) |
1 tablespoon sage |
1 tablespoon oregano |
1 tablespoon dried basil |
1 tablespoon cilantro leaf |
1 teaspoon liquid smoke |
spaghetti noodles (amount for what you want at serving) |
parmesan cheese |
Directions:
1. Using non-stick pan, fry beef until well done.
2. I cook them so that there are fairly large chunks of beef (smaller than meatballs).
3. Rinse beef under hot tap water in colander and place aside.
4. In 6-8 quart stock pan, saute onions, bell peppers, shallots& mushrooms in beef stock until soft and clear.
5. Add remaining spices to stock pan, cooking over medium heat.
6. Bring to boil and then immediately add beef.
7. Add tomatoes and other tomato items to stock pan.
8. Bring to a boil and then immediately turn heat to Low.
9. Simmer for 30- 45 minutes.
10. Prepare spaghetti noodles according to pkg directions.
11. Serve immediately.
12. Optional: Serve with grated fresh Parmesan Cheese.
13. Enjoy!
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