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very veggie spaghetti sauce mmb

MelBelle avatar
Recipe by
Melanie B
@MelBelle
Kennesaw, GA

I am trying to incorporate more veggies into my meals. This is an easy way to do it. I like to serve it over baked spaghetti squash. You can easily omit the meat and make it vegetarian, or add some Hot Italian sausage to kick it up a bit.

yield 10 cups
prep time 30 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For very veggie spaghetti sauce mmb

  • 1 lb
    ground beef
  • 3 clove
    garlic, minced
  • 1/2
    onion, diced
  • 2 sm
    zucchini, diced
  • 1 lg
    carrot, grated
  • 1
    red bell pepper, diced
  • 8 oz
    mushrooms, sliced
  • 28 oz
    canned diced tomatoes
  • 56 oz
    canned tomato sauce
  • 2 tsp
    basil, dried
  • 2 tsp
    thyme, dried
  • 2 tsp
    rosemary, dried
  • 1 Tbsp
    oregano, dried

How To Make very veggie spaghetti sauce mmb

  • 1
    In a large pan, brown the ground beef, garlic and onion together until beef is no longer pink. Drain the fat off.
  • 2
    Add the veggies and herbs and simmer until the veggies are tender.
  • 3
    These are rough estimates of amounts. Use more or less to suit your tastes.
  • 4
    ** In the summer when the garden is coming in, I can tomatoes and grate zucchini for the freezer. I also dehydrate herbs for the winter.
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