Name: Speedy Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 ½ cup (375 mL) diced vegetables (such as carrot, zucchini, celery, sweet peppers); 2 cups (500 mL) frozen Big Batch Beef; 2 cans (19 oz/540 mL) Italian-style tomatoes; 1 can (5-1/2 oz/156 mL) tomato paste

Speedy Spaghetti Sauce

Prep Time: 5
Cook Time: 15
Total Time: 20
Serving: 6

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With Big Batch Beef in the freezer, made-from-scratch meat sauce has never been so quick to make!

Ingredients

1 ½ cup (375 mL) diced vegetables (such as carrot, zucchini, celery, sweet peppers)

2 cups (500 mL) frozen Big Batch Beef

2 cans (19 oz/540 mL) Italian-style tomatoes

1 can (5-1/2 oz/156 mL) tomato paste

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Directions

Pan-fry diced vegetables in saucepan in a splash of olive oil.
Stir in Big Batch Beef, tomatoes and tomato paste, breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon.
Big Batch Beef: Cook 4 lb (2 kg) Extra Lean Ground Beef in Dutch oven over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, breaking into small chunks with back of spoon, until browned. Drain and return to pot. Add 4 EACH onion and cloves of garlic, minced, simmer for 15 minutes until vegetables are softened. Spread in a single layer on several foil or parchment paper-lined baking trays; freeze until meat is firm, about 1 hour. Loosen into chunks, scoop meal-sized portions into freezer bags. Freeze for up to 3 months.

Category: Freezer, Ground Beef, Pasta Dish
Method: Dinner Party, Eating Well, Kid Friendly, Meals in 30 Minutes, Meals In Minutes

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Speedy Spaghetti Sauce