Tomato Meat Sauce

★★★★

Beef, Sauce

Ingredients

1 lb. Ground Beef

1/3 Cup Onion – Diced

2 Tbs. Garlic – Minced

1 tsp. Garlic Salt

28 oz. Can Whole Peeled Tomatoes - With liquid 

6 oz. Can Tomato Paste

6 oz. Cremini Mushrooms – Sliced

1 tsp. Dried Oregano

1 tsp. Dried Basil

1 tsp. Dried Parsley

½ tsp. Dried Bay Leaf

½ tsp. Garlic Powder

½ tsp. Onion Powder

½ tsp. Sea Salt

¼ tsp. Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Directions

In a large non-stick sauce pan over medium-high heat, brown ground beef with onion, garlic and garlic salt.  Drain excess grease.

To the sauce pan, add tomatoes.  Mash the tomatoes into meat until they are crushed and broken up.

To the sauce, mix in tomato paste, mushrooms, oregano, basil, parsley, bay leaf, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, and red pepper flakes.

Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered – 30 minutes.

Notes

Sauté mushrooms first? Too much tomato for Leif. Used diced tomatoes.

Nutrition

Per Serving: 1/4 Cup
Calories – 48
Protein –  6 g
Carbs –  3 net g
Fat –  1.5 g