Zucchini ‘Pasta’ Bolognese
My mom always made a great bolognese, and it has long been one of my favorite pasta dishes. I thought it would be fun to try and make a great paleo bolognese ‘pasta’ dish using zucchini noodles instead of regular pasta or even spaghetti squash (just to add some variety in there).
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
45 minutes
INGREDIENTS
14
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 333 Zucchini, whole cut into 'noodles' with a julienne peeler
- 14.5 oz14.5 oz14.5 oz Diced Tomatoes, (1 can)
- 3 oz3 oz3 oz Tomato Paste, (1/2 can)
- 111 Yellow Onion, large, grated
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup Cabernet Sauvignon Red wine
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup Beef Broth
- 1 lb1 lb1 lb Ground Beef, grass-fed
- 2 cloves2 cloves2 cloves Garlic, crushed
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp dried Oregano
- 3 Tbsp3 Tbsp3 Tbsp Coconut Milk
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Coconut Aminos
- fresh Basil, a handful, roughly chopped
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter, grass-fed
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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
- Add olive oil/coconut oil to a large saucepan and turn on to medium heat.
- When the pan is nice and hot, add grated onion and sweat out some of the moisture.
- While the onion is sweating, season with salt and pepper. Add dried oregano and stir into the onion mixture.
- Add crushed garlic, sweat and mix into onion.
- Add ground beef and lightly brown, stirring constantly.
- When meat is lightly browned, add tomato paste in the center of the pan and sweat for 2 minutes then fold into beef mixture.
- Stir in red wine and let reduce to a syrup.
- Once wine is fully reduced, add in diced tomatoes, beef stock and coconut aminos.
- Stir in coconut milk and let sauce simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Stir fresh basil into sauce and simmer another 2-3 minutes.
- Serve sauce over zucchini noodles and enjoy!
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Egg Free Gluten Free Grain Free Keto Meat Nut Free Sauces & Dressings Shellfish Free Sugar Alcohol Free| This is our estimate based on online research. | |
| Calories: | 474 |
| Fat: | 24 g |
| Carbohydrates: | 20 g |
| Protein: | 37 g |
| Cholesterol: | 115 g |
| Sodium: | 488 mg |
| Fiber: | 3 g |
| Sugars: | 8 g |
| Sugar Alcohol: | 0 g |
| Calculated per serving. | |
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