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Easy Beef Bolognese
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
1 ½ pounds Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef or 96% Lean Ground Round
2 small carrots or 2 cups baby carrots, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (6-ounce) no-salt tomato paste
1 cup Chianti or dry red wine
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 (16-ounce) package cooked linguine
Freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (optional)
Directions
1. Sauté first 6 ingredients in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat 5 to 10 minutes or until beef crumbles and is no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in crushed tomatoes and next 4 ingredients. Bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
4. Stir in parsley and basil and cook 5 more minutes. Remove from heat.
5. Serve over cooked linguine and top with freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese, if desired.
Makes 8 servings.
Cooking Tip: A Dutch oven is a large heavy pot, usually made of iron or earthenware, that has a close fitting lid. It can be used both on the stove top and in the oven. For this recipe, any large pot will do.
Nutritional Analysis Per Serving
Using Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef
CALORIES 405 (19% from fat); FAT 9.0g (sat 3.3g); PROTEIN 26.8g; CARB 52.9g; FIBER 4.6g; CHOL 75mg; IRON 2.9mg; SODIUM 326mg.Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch; 2 vegetable; 2 medium fat meat
Using Laura's 96% Lean Ground Round
CALORIES 390 (13% from fat); FAT 5.6g (sat 2.5g); PROTEIN 29.0g; CARB 52.9g; FIBER 4.6g; CHOL 75mg; IRON 2.9mg; SODIUM 337mg.Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch; 2 vegetable; 2 lean meat