Beef and Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

This is an easy to prepare mushroom pasta sauce. I usually serve this over spaghetti, but it's just as good over any pasta and equally delicious served over cheese ravioli or rice! This also freezes well.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 1hr10 mins

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Beef and Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef sirloin

1 onion

chopped

5 cloves garlic

minced

1 (6 ounce) package mushrooms

chopped

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon salt

or to taste

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

½ teaspoon fennel seeds

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes

undrained

1 cup beef broth

1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Creamy Garlic Butter Sauce

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add beef onion and garlic. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in basil oregano salt red pepper flakes fennel and black pepper.

Step 2

Pour in diced tomatoes with juice beef broth and tomato paste to the saucepan. Mix well. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer stirring occasionally for 1 hour.

Nutritional Information

Beef and Mushroom Pasta Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 225.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 16.3g 33%

Carbohydrates: 14.1g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 3.5g 14%

Sugars: 8g

Fat: 11.4g 18%

Saturated Fat: 4.4g 22%

Cholesterol: 45.4mg 15%

Vitamin A Iu: 1714IU 34%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.4mg 57%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 18%

Vitamin C: 19.3mg 32%

Folate: 19.3mcg 5%

Calcium: 96.3mg 10%

Iron: 5.9mg 33%

Magnesium: 28.8mg 10%

Potassium: 751.4mg 21%

Sodium: 786.5mg 32%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 102.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.