clean eating hearty pasta sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 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 1/2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) package whole-wheat spaghetti
• 1 gallon water
• salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. cook and stir lean ground beef, zucchinis, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• 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.
• while sauce is simmering, bring salted water to a boil and cook spaghetti according to package directions. serve sauce over hot pasta.