Spaghetti Bolognese

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 large or 150g

• Carrots

  Raw

  2 medium or 122g

• Celery

  Raw

  1 stalks, large (11 inches long) or 64g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 can (6 oz) or 170g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  4 cup or 960g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, ground or 2g

• Nutmeg

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 7g

• Brown sugar

  2 tsp brownulated or 6g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ½ cup or 118g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Spaghetti

  Dry pasta, enriched

  18 oz or 510g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  18 oz or 510g

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic, and cook, stirring for 5 minutes until softened.
2. Add ground beef and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for 6 to 8 minutes until browned.
3. Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes, oregano, nutmeg, brown sugar, and water. Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water according to package directions until tender. Drain.
6. Divide pasta among serving bowls and spoon over the sauce. Enjoy!