Cooking Light Spaghetti And Meat Sauce

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My new favorite recipe for spaghetti sauce! the secret ingredient is.... Roasted red bell peppers! cooking light adapted recipe.

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Steps

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Cook the meat in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat until browned , stirring to crumble.

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Drain meat well , and set aside.

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Wipe out pan with a paper towel , and coat with cooking spray.

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Place the pan over medium-high heat until hot.

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Add the diced onion , diced bell peppers , mushrooms and minced garlic , and saut 5 minutes or until tender.

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Add zucchini , and saut 5 minutes.

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Drain vegetables.

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Return meat and vegetables to pan , and stir in dried oregano , salt , black pepper , and crushed red pepper.

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Cook mixture over medium-high heat 5 minutes.

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Add sugar , crushed and stewed tomatoes , tomato paste , and roasted red bell peppers to pan , and bring mixture to a boil.

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Reduce heat , and simmer 1 hour or until sauce is thick.

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Serve the meat sauce over pasta.

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Ingredients

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extra lean ground beef, cooking spray, onions, green bell peppers, red bell pepper, sliced mushrooms, garlic cloves, zucchini, dried oregano, dried basil, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, sugar, crushed tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, roasted red peppers, cooked spaghetti