Healthy Meat Sauce with Vegetables

Tender vegetables and hearty beef; Healthy Meat Sauce with Vegetables will please even the pickiest eaters! Make it now or make it as a freezer meal recipe!

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Total Time4 15

Makes

Recipe from: Deanne Frieders | This Farm Girl Cooks

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
½ large onion chopped
4 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 zucchini diced
16 ounces crushed tomatoes
8 ounces tomato sauce
2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Brown ground beef in a skillet until cooked through and no longer pink. Drain fat.

MAKE IT NOW

Place ground beef and all remaining ingredients into slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook on low for 4-5 hours.

MAKE IT A FREEZER MEAL

Place cooked ground beef and all remaining ingredients in a gallon sized freezer bag. Seal bag, removing as much air as possible and freeze. Label your bag.

HOW TO COOK AS A FREEZER MEAL

Place bag in refrigerator 12-24 hours to thaw. Add contents to slow cooker and cook on low for 4-5 hours.

Farm Girl Tips

Recipe variations:

Add whatever garden vegetables you have - bell peppers, eggplant, carrots or broccoli all work nice.
Use ground turkey instead of ground beef.
Make in your Instant Pot or on your stove top

Serve over penne or pasta of choice. Make it low carb by serving with zucchini noodles or cooked spaghetti squash.

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