Spaghetti with Quick Meat Sauce
Instead of opening a jar of sauce, try this easy spaghetti with meat sauce on a weeknight. Serve with steamed broccoli, garlic bread, and roasted pears for dessert. The recipe makes enough for 8 servings. If you’re serving only four for dinner, cook 8 ounces of spaghetti and freeze the leftover sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound whole wheat spaghetti
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, finely chopped
+ 8 more ingredients
Instructions
Wash hands with soap and water.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Add onion, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is beginning to brown, 5 to 8 minutes.
Stir in garlic and Italian seasoning; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add beef and cook, stirring and breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes.
Increase heat to high. Stir in tomatoes and cook until thickened, 4 to 6 minutes.
Stir in parsley and salt. Serve the sauce over the pasta, sprinkled with cheese.
Nutrition Estimate
Per serving • Estimated by Blinner AI