Spaghetti with Quick Meat Sauce

By Ellie

6 Person

30 Minutes

389 Calories

Instead of opening a jar of sauce, try this easy spaghetti with meat sauce on a weeknight. Serve with steamed broccoli and garlic bread. 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

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ tsp. salt
¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 pound lean (90% or leaner) ground beef
1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1 large carrot, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Method

01

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes or according to package directions. Drain.
02

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.
03

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.
04

Serve the sauce over the pasta, sprinkled with cheese.

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Spaghetti with Quick Meat Sauce

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( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Calorie 389 Kcal
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 30 Mins

02 Ingredients

½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

½ tsp. salt

¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes

1 pound lean (90% or leaner) ground beef

1 tbsp. Italian seasoning

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 stalk celery, finely chopped

1 large carrot, finely chopped

1 large onion, finely chopped

2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil

03 Method

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta until just tender, 8 to 10 minutes or according to package directions. Drain.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Serve the sauce over the pasta, sprinkled with cheese.

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