Easy Meat Sauce with Grilled Zucchini & Spaghetti Recipe
This is a treat with a loaf of Italian bread and a colorful side salad.
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
Ingredients
- 4 Zucchiniâs â sliced with skin
- 1 lb. fresh ground chop meat
- 2 â 29oz. cans of crushed tomatoes
- About 10 cloves of garlic â chopped
- 1 large handful of fresh Italian parsley â chopped
- ½ of a red onion - sliced
- Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
- Dashes of dried oregano
- Dashes of Sea Salt
- Olive oil for drizzling
- Fresh grated Romano cheese
- 1 box of your favorite spaghetti
Directions
- In a large heated frying pan drizzle olive oil and place the parsley, half of the garlic and the onion. Let this sauté until the garlic becomes slightly golden. In the meantime heat the griddle with a drizzle of olive oil and place the medallions of zucchini with the other half of the garlic to grill to a beautiful golden color.
- Add the tomatoes to the sautéed garlic, parsley and onion and let this slowly simmer. Add a few dashes of all of the seasonings.
- In a small separate frying pan sauté the chop meat and then add this to the tomato sauce.
- When the zucchini and the rest of the garlic are grilled to a beautiful golden color remove them from the griddle and set them aside.
- Prepare the spaghetti as directed. Place the spaghetti in a bowl and drizzle a little olive oil over it, a few dashes of red pepper flakes and some grated cheese. Top with the meat sauce and then top with the zucchini and some more grated cheese and another little drizzle of olive oil.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 446g | |
| Recipe makes 5 servings | |
| Calories 333 | |
| Calories from Fat 174 | 52% |
| Total Fat 19.44g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat 6.81g | 27% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium 1596mg | 67% |
| Potassium 1228mg | 35% |
| Total Carbs 21.54g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.4g | 18% |
| Sugars 3.3g | 2% |
| Protein 21.63g | 35% |
