Spectacular Spaghetti

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 2 onions chopped
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 1/4 pounds lean ground beef (10% or less fat)
• 3 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 can no-salt-added crushed tomatoes - (28 oz)
• 1 can no-salt-added tomato paste - (6 oz)
• 1/2 cup minced fresh basil (or 2 tbspns dried basil)
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh marjoram (or 1 tspn dried marjoram)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano (or 1 tspn dried oregano)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon coarsely-ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 8 cups hot cooked spaghetti

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Spray a large nonstick saucepan or Dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray; heat. Add the onions and garlic; cook, stirring as needed, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the beef and mushrooms; cook, stirring as needed, until the beef is browned and the mushrooms have released their liquid, 5 to 6 minutes.

Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, wine, marjoram, oregano, sugar, pepper and cloves; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring as needed, until the flavors are blended, about 20 minutes. Serve the spaghetti, topped with the beef mixture.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Per Serving: 386 Calories, 9 g Total Fat, 3 g Saturated Fat, 44 mg Cholesterol, 82 mg Sodium, 53 g Total Carbohydrate, 5 g Dietary Fiber, 24 g Protein, 81 mg Calcium.

Serving Provides: 2 Breads, 1 Fruit/Vegetable, 2 Protein/Milk.

Points Per Serving: 8.