Diced tomatoes with green chiles add heat to ordinary pasta sauce. The delicious dinner goes from stovetop to tabletop in 30 minutes.
Rotini with Spicy Meat Sauce
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups uncooked rotini pasta (8 oz)
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 3 medium stalks celery, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- 2 medium onions, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 small zucchini, sliced, slices quartered (1 cup)
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each) diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 jar (4.5 oz) sliced mushrooms, undrained
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 12-inch nonstick skillet or 4-quart Dutch oven, cook beef, celery and onions over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Return to skillet.
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Step3Stir in drained pasta and remaining ingredients except cheese. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition
430
Calories
13g
Total Fat
28g
Protein
49g
Total Carbohydrate
10g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving (1 1/2 Cups)
- Calories
- 430
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 29%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 19%
- Sodium
- 1190mg
- 50%
- Potassium
- 890mg
- 25%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 49g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 26%
- Sugars
- 10g
- Protein
- 28g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 25%
- 25%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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