I am not a hug pasta fan but I do like the sauce. I do not like runny sauce though. I have been venturing and posting some of the recipes in the two cook yourself thin recipe books I have. I LOVE these cookbooks and tell everyone I meet that they need them.
I made the better-for-you meat sauce from the cook yourself thin faster cookbook and it was yummy!
My husband has been irritated with me because I have forced him to switch to whole grain pasta and he just does not like it as much, oh well too bad babe! When I made this meat sauce he said “wow this is great.” I guess adding the chunkiness of the sauce helped him with the whole grain pasta texture. I personally like the whole grain better as it is not as mushy but to each his own.
Look how chunky and good this looks!
The only thing I will do next time that would be different is make my tomato part of the sauce from scratch so it is healthier. I decided to do make this sauce only an hour or so before dinner so I did not have time to pick up some good tomatoes. I did buy low sodium sauce though.
Whats in it?
1/2 lb Ground beef-lean (I used turkey so even leaner and you could not tell it was turkey)
salt
fresh ground pepper
1/2 yellow onion
2 garlic cloves (yes fresh)
2 chopped carrots
1 eggplant cubed
dried thyme and oregano both 1/4 tsp, or put some fresh in, even better
pinch of cayenne
4 cups tomato sauce
pinch of sugar
cook meat with the salt and pepper (not too much)
Keep 1 TB of the fat, not much when you use turkey
Cook all the vegetables in the oil in a pan until they are golden. Add a few tablespoons of water if they stick. season with a little salt and pepper, herbs, and cayenne. Stir in the tomato sauce and sugar
Drain fat from meat and return it to the pot and simmer 30 minutes. remove cover for the last 5
SERVE!
Note:
Don’t add garlic bread with this, it is added bad carbs you don’t need. This will fill you up, there is a lot in the sauce. Bread does not need to be a staple with pasta, especially white bread!
I highly recommend buying this book. Hmmm maybe I will do a giveaway sometime for one of them! Would anyone be interested if I did a giveaway for the cook books?
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ok...I've got to try this...
My husband hates whole wheat pasta (as do I actually)...we'll have to try this sauce! Thanks for the recipe!
I will have to try this it looks and sounds so yummy!! I also could just eat the sauce with a bit of meat and be happy!
I got so sick and tired of hubby complaining about the whole wheat pasta that I now mix it half and half.
There is a new pasta in a purple box called smart taste or smart choice, can't remeber which, and it is a whole grain pasta diguised as wihte pasta. I read the labels compared ot the rgular whole wheat and it was totally comparible. My husband likes it so that is whay I am buying from now on.
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This looks great!
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yum this looks good! I like my sauce thick but not chunky :)
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Mmmmm. This recipe sounds great, and totally easy. I can't wait to try. YUMMMM!!!
A giveaway on that cookbook would be awesome!