Brandi's Awesome Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 222.2
  • Total Fat: 7.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 13.5 mg
  • Sodium: 1,131.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
  • Protein: 10.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Brandi's Awesome Spaghetti and Meat Sauce calories by ingredient


Introduction

A hearty meat sauce served over wheat angel hair pasta. I used to make it with meatballs but found that making it a meat sauce saves on the fat and calories from the egg and bread crumbs and its just as yummy! A hearty meat sauce served over wheat angel hair pasta. I used to make it with meatballs but found that making it a meat sauce saves on the fat and calories from the egg and bread crumbs and its just as yummy!
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    1 lb extra lean ground beef
    28oz Hunts Diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano
    28oz Hunts Crushed tomatoes
    3/4 C chopped onion
    5 cloves minced garlic
    1 TBSP salt
    1 TBSP sugar
    2-3 bay leaves - whole
    2 tbsp Italian seasoning
    Tomato Paste 8oz
    3/4 tsp basil
    1/2 tsp black pepper
    2 TBSP Smart Balance Omega Oil
    1lb sliced fresh mushrooms

    8oz Barilla Plus Angel Hair Pasta
    2 TBSP Smart Balance Omega Oil

Directions

Heat 2 TBSP oil in lg sauce pan or stock pot. Add chopped onion, garlic, ground beef, italian seasoning and salt. Cook until beef is brown and onion is soft.
Stir in tomatoes, sugar and bay leaves.
Cover. Reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes.

Add tomato paste, basil, and pepper. Stir well and simmer for another 30 minutes.

Heat water and oil to boiling. Add pasta and cook for 6 minutes.

Serve 1 cup of cooked pasta with 1/2 cup of sauce.

***The seasoning really is a personal preference. Please feel free to adjust seasoning to fit your own taste.


Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BRANDI1277.