Pasta with tomato meat sauce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Favorite pasta shape uncooked |
| 8 | ounces | Lean ground beef |
| 1 | medium | Onion; chopped |
| 2 | Garlic cloves; minced | |
| 6 | larges | Tomatoes peeled, seeded and diced to... |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Dried oregano |
| ½ | teaspoon | Dried basil |
| ½ | teaspoon | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Red wine |
Directions
Prepare pasta according to package directions.
While pasta is cooking, combine beef, onion and garlic in a large skillet; cook until meat is no longer pink. Set aside. In blender, combine remaining ingredients; process for 30 seconds. Add tomato mixture to meat; simmer about 20 minutes.
When pasta is done, drain well. Add the sauce to the pasta and serve.
Serves 4-6
Each serving provides: 823 Calories; 36.7 g Protein; 138 g Carbohydrates; 11.9 g Fat; 44.9 mg Cholesterol; 371 mg Sodium.
Calories from Fat: 13%
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