Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped (optional)
2 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes
6 oz tomato paste (about 2/3 cup)
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. oil
Directions:
1. Fry ground beef in saucepan. Add onions if using and cook until tender.
2. Chop tomatoes to desired consistency.
3. Add tomatoes, paste, seasonings, and oil to the saucepan.
4. Cook over medium-low heat until heated through.
*Serve over zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash, with a slice of Grain-Free Sandwich Bread sprinkled with garlic salt and your favorite veggie. (The photo is zucchini–cut into noodles with a julienne peeler.)
*I’ve even tried this with cherry tomatoes–it worked and had good flavor but was a bit more “watery” than typical sauce.
Grain-Free Spaghetti Noodles with Garlic (Zucchini Noodles/Pasta)
Just like my other post that used zucchini as the noodles, I am astonished that these taste much better than they sound. I avoided all the recipes that used zucchini as noodles when I first started this diet, but really, they aren’t bad! They remind me slightly of egg noodles.
Grain-Free Spaghetti Noodles with Garlic (Zucchini Noodles/Pasta)
Ingredients:
1-2 zucchini
oil of choice (I used Extra-Virgin Olive Oil)
garlic salt
Directions:
1. Peel zucchini. (I take off the green peeling for a more “appealing” noodle-look but you can probably use the green peelings as well!)
2. Using vegetable peeler, peel zucchini to make ribbons/noodles. (Stop when you get to the seeds.)
3. Put noodles between 2 paper towels and pat to remove some moisture. (I’ve also read you can put them in a colander and let them drain for a half hour.)
4. Put zucchini noodles, oil and garlic into a large skillet. Saute for 5-7 minutes or until they have reached desired tenderness.
5. Serve with your favorite sauce!
*Try playing with your favorite seasonings. I grew up always having toast with garlic salt sprinkled on top so I thought I’d incorporate the garlic flavor in my noodles–I loved them! Let me know what flavor variations you try!
Grain-Free Hamburger Hotdish with Zucchini
Now before you say, “Gross–that sounds disgusting!”, know that I said the same thing. When I first started going grain-free, I tried to find pasta-substitutes and often saw “zucchini” as one option but thought it sounded terrible. Well, my grandma sent me some fresh zucchini from her garden so I thought I would give it a try. I made the hamburger hotdish I grew up with using “zucchini noodles” instead of macaroni. I was pleasantly surprised and hope that you will be as well!
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste (3 oz)
1 can chopped tomatoes
sprinkle of Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
2 medium zucchinis or one large zucchini
Instructions:
Brown hamburger in skillet, add onions and cook until tender. Add seasonings and tomato sauce, paste and chopped tomatoes. Cook. Peel the green peeling off of zucchinis. “Peel” the rest of the zucchini with a potato peeler so that there are zucchini strips or ribbons. Add peeled zucchini and simmer for 5-8 minutes depending on desired tenderness. Serve!