Easy Weeknight Meat Sauce Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large sweet yellow onion

  diced
• 2 small red bell peppers

  seeded and diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh garlic

  minced
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 small zucchini

  diced
• 2 ½ tablespoons Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ cup red bell pepper paste
• 43 oz can crushed tomatoes

  28 oz + 15 oz cans
• 1 ¼ cups water
• ½ cup scallions

  chopped
• ½ cup curly parsley

  chopped
• 2 cups cheddar cheese

Instructions

• 1 Heat olive oil in a large (14-inch), high-sided skillet over medium-high heat.
  Add the onion and bell pepper and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add
  garlic and cook 1 minute longer, or until fragrant. Add beef and cook until no
  longer pink, breaking up the meat as it cooks, about 7 minutes more.
• 2 Add the zucchini, followed by the Italian seasoning, salt, red pepper flakes,
  and pepper and stir well to combine, cooking for 5 more minutes.
• 3 Add the red bell pepper paste, crushed tomatoes, and water, using the water to
  rinse extra tomatoes from the cans, stir well to combine and let simmer for 10
  minutes. Gently stir in the scallions and parlsey until thoroughly combined,
  then serve over your favorite noodles, top with cheddar cheese, and enjoy!

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