Name: Natural Veggie Chunky Meat Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 52 min
Total time: 2 h 32 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 chopped fresh red plum tomatoes; 1 cup vegetable stock; 2 chopped green bell peppers; 6 oz (1 can) tomato paste; 8 chopped small mushrooms; ¼ cup distilled white vinegar; ¼ cup olive oil; 1 lb lean-ground beef; 1 chopped Large Onion; 1 bunch chopped Fresh Parsley; 1 chopped shallot; 9 minced garlic cloves; 2 chopped habanero peppers; 2 tbsp Italian Seasoning; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 1 tsp white sugar; 3 chopped fresh basil leaves

How To Make Natural Veggie Chunky Meat Sauce

Perfect to serve over spaghetti, this chunky meat sauce is loaded with lots of veggies and tender ground beef, simmered for 2 hours to get the best flavor!

Preparation: 40 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 52 minutes

Total: 2 hours 32 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

12fresh red plum tomatoes,chopped
1cupvegetable stock
2green bell peppers,chopped
6oztomato paste,(1 can)
8small mushrooms,chopped
¼cupwhite vinegar,distilled
¼cupolive oil
1lblean-ground beef
1large onion,chopped
1bunchfresh parsley,chopped
1shallot,chopped
9garlic cloves,minced
2habanero peppers,chopped
2tbspItalian seasoning
2tspfennel seeds
1tspwhite sugar
3fresh basil leaves,chopped

Instructions

Place the chopped plum tomatoes in a food processor. Pulse until pureed, then transfer to a Dutch oven over medium heat.
Add the vegetable stock, green bell peppers, tomato paste, mushrooms, vinegar, and oil. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 1½ to 2 hours until saucy.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the ground beef in the hot skillet for 5 to 7 minutes until browned and crumbly. Drain and discard grease. Transfer the cooked beef to the Dutch oven.
Place the onion, parsley, shallot, garlic, habanero peppers, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, sugar, and basil into the Dutch oven.
Cover and continue to simmer for 12 to 15 minutes more until the vegetables are tender.
Serve warm over spaghetti, and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

For a full vegan sauce, the beef can be eliminated.

Nutrition

Calories: 167.37kcal
Fat: 8.11g
Saturated Fat: 1.75g
Trans Fat: 0.11g
Monounsaturated Fat: 5.19g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.87g
Carbohydrates: 13.27g
Fiber: 3.53g
Sugar: 6.93g
Protein: 12.64g
Cholesterol: 28.58mg
Sodium: 185.33mg
Calcium: 59.71mg
Potassium: 723.46mg
Iron: 3.16mg
Vitamin A: 80.95µg
Vitamin C: 62.33mg

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