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Meat Sauce with Hidden Vegetables

A hearty meat and tomato sauce filled with hidden pureed vegetables. This healthier sauce is loaded with flavor and you'll never know it's filled with veggies. Serve this sauce with spaghetti, lasagna, stuffed peppers, roasted vegetables, and more!
6
5,029
137
50 min
TOTAL TIME
263
CALORIES
$3.46
PER SERVING
Meat Sauce with Hidden Vegetables
Ingredients
15 INGREDIENTS
8 SERVINGS
Carrots
2 whole carrots
chopped
Lean Ground Beef
1 lb lean ground beef
Salt
1 tsp salt
Dried Italian Seasoning
1 tsp dried italian seasoning
Marinara Sauce
50 oz marinara sauce
Dried Bay Leaf
1 whole dried bay leaf
Celery
1 stalk celery
chopped
Red Bell Pepper
1 small red bell pepper
seeded and chopped
Yellow Onion
1 small yellow onion
chopped
Ground Black Pepper
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Garlic
3 cloves garlic
Sugar
1 pinch sugar
if desired
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Fresh Baby Spinach
3 handfuls fresh baby spinach
Crushed Tomatoes
28 oz crushed tomatoes
Directions
7 STEPS
20 min
PREP TIME
30 min
COOK TIME
50 min
TOTAL TIME
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Health Info
Macros
24g
CARBS
10g
FAT
17g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
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