This rich and meaty pasta sauce is a keeper for a few reasons: It’s easy enough for a Tuesday night but has cooked-all-day flavor, it can be made ahead and frozen, and it makes enough for several meals. Whip up a batch, and use it in whatever Italian dish you’re craving, from spaghetti to lasagna!
Easy Make-Ahead Pasta Sauce
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 can (6 oz) Muir Glen™ organic tomato paste
- 2 cans (28 oz each) Muir Glen™ organic fire-roasted crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup Progresso™ beef-flavored broth (from 32-oz carton)
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook beef over high heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until browned. Reduce heat to medium; add onion, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Continue to cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is softened. Add tomato paste; cook and stir 3 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes and broth; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Serve over pasta, if desired.
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Step2To freeze: Cover and refrigerate sauce 30 to 40 minutes. Divide sauce among four 1-quart freezer containers; freeze up to 2 months. To use: Place frozen sauce container in large bowl filled with hot water about 5 minutes or until sauce can be slid out of container into saucepan. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until sauce is heated through. Use as desired.
Nutrition
130
Calories
6g
Total Fat
11g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 390mg
- 16%
- Potassium
- 340mg
- 10%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 11g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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