Good 'ol spaghetti. Many households enjoy this meal on a regular basis. Why not take it from a good meal, to a GREAT and super-healthy meal that your family will still enjoy? Here are some ways to revamp a family classic.
1. Replace white noodles with whole wheat noodles (or Garden pasta--made with veggies)
2. Replace sausage with lean ground beef or turkey
3. Here's the kicker: Add veggies...LOTS of veggies. Trust me on this one.
Here's how I make mine...
Ingredients:
minced garlic
veggies
1 lb ground beef
garlic salt
pepper
Italian seasonings (basil, oregano, etc.)
pinch of dark brown sugar
Favorite spaghetti sauce (or make your own; I'm just not there yet)
small can of tomato paste
1/2 spaghetti jar of water
Directions:
-Choose several vegetables to use in your spaghetti sauce. I use carrots, onions, green peppers, squash, zucchini, and sometimes mushrooms.
-Chop and dice veggies very small. I usually shred the carrots.
-Heat olive oil in large pan. Saute' garlic. When garlic is light brown, add all veggies. Saute' veggies until tender.
-Drain any excess oil. Remove veggies from pan, and set aside
-In same pot brown the meat. Once browned, add veggies back in.
-Add garlic salt, pepper, and Italian herbs
-Add jar of spaghetti sauce. Once empty, fill 1/2 full and pour in pot.
-Add tomato paste, and stir well.
-Add brown sugar, and more herbs and spices to taste.
-Let simmer with lid for 30 minutes or more, for flavors to mix.
Serve sauce on top of the whole wheat noodles. In my husband's opinion the regular sized spaghetti noodles are tastier than the thin noodles, because they aren't as "grainy". I understand that you might be a little hesitant to try this, but just try it at least once. At this point my daughters will not eat mushrooms, zuchinni or squash alone; but when I put them in spaghetti, they devour them! It's one of my family's favorite meals, and our girls always get seconds!
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