Homemade Marinara w/ ground beef served on Spaghetti Squash
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 8 medium whole Agave Sweetner, 1 tspCinnamon, ground, 1 tbsp Allspice, 1 tspNutmeg, ground, 1 tsp Cloves, ground, 1 tbsp Ginger, ground, .75 tsp Sweet Paprika, 1 tsp Pepper, black, 1 tbsp Salt, 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 tbspGround beef, 16 ozOnions, raw, 1 cup, chopped Worchestershire Sauce, 6 tsp Garlic, 10 clovesMushrooms, canned, 1 cup Cottage Cheese, 1% Milkfat, .5 cup (not packed) Faux Noodles:Spaghetti Squash, 4 cup
Skin Roma tomatoes and cut into small pieces then put tomatoes on the stove to simmer on low. While the tomatoes simmer; add to the tomatoes - 1/2 the Onions (chopped), Garlic (Chopped), Allspice, Nutmeg, Sweet Paprika, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger, Pepper and Salt. Simmer those for about 25 minutes.
Brown the ground beef in a tsp of EVOO or Coconut Oil and add Worchestershire Sauce & the rest of the onions to the meat mixture. When the meat is browned 10-15 minutes on medium heat; and the marinara is ready, add the marinara to the meat mixture and stir well. Add mushrooms and mix again. Finally add the Cottage Cheese (you can leave this out if you like) and let simmer together for about 10 minutes on low.
Faux Spaghetti-
Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees. Cut the spaghetti squash in half and remove the seeds. Lay both halves face down in a pan that is 1/2' full of water. Cook the squash til tender 30-45 minutes. When the squash is done, take it out to cool. Then take a spoon and spoon out the meat of the squash. It will look like spaghetti noodles coming out of the shell. You can toss the 'noodles' in EVOO and add salt and pepper to taste.
Serving Size: makes 8 - 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TCMPENICK.
Brown the ground beef in a tsp of EVOO or Coconut Oil and add Worchestershire Sauce & the rest of the onions to the meat mixture. When the meat is browned 10-15 minutes on medium heat; and the marinara is ready, add the marinara to the meat mixture and stir well. Add mushrooms and mix again. Finally add the Cottage Cheese (you can leave this out if you like) and let simmer together for about 10 minutes on low.
Faux Spaghetti-
Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees. Cut the spaghetti squash in half and remove the seeds. Lay both halves face down in a pan that is 1/2' full of water. Cook the squash til tender 30-45 minutes. When the squash is done, take it out to cool. Then take a spoon and spoon out the meat of the squash. It will look like spaghetti noodles coming out of the shell. You can toss the 'noodles' in EVOO and add salt and pepper to taste.
Serving Size: makes 8 - 1 cup servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TCMPENICK.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 264.7
- Total Fat: 16.4 g
- Cholesterol: 48.8 mg
- Sodium: 1,122.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 18.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
- Protein: 14.3 g
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