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<\/p>\nThe best spaghetti meat sauce recipe you\u2019ll ever need! Onions, garlic, bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms and 100% Italian tomatoes are pureed in a food processor and saut\u00e9ed with ground beef and seasonings for a thick and rich meaty sauce.<\/p>\n
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A nutritious spaghetti meat sauce full of hidden vegetables. If you have picky vegetable eaters and are looking for a creative way to add more vegetables to your family\u2019s diet then you need this homemade spaghetti sauce in your life!<\/p>\n
At a young age, my daughters would always devour a bowl of spaghetti topped with sauce. For this reason, spaghetti dinners appeared often in our meal rotation. Since they weren\u2019t keen on cooked vegetables, I had to come up with a plan that would give my girls a good dose of veggies in their spaghetti dinner.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how I came to create this homemade spaghetti meat sauce packed with hidden vegetables. The first time I served it, it was a great success. My little darlings devoured their spaghetti dinner and the camouflaged vegetables were not detected!<\/p>\n
At some point when the girls were older, the secret was disclosed. They openly agreed that this veggie-enhanced beefy spaghetti sauce tastes better than any other! Even though they now love eating vegetables au naturel<\/em>, I still make this sauce on a regular basis because it\u2019s so darn good!<\/p>\n The hidden gems in this recipe are onions, garlic, colourful bell peppers, zucchini, mushrooms and 100% Italian tomatoes. All these garden fresh vegetables are pureed in a food processor and saut\u00e9ed with ground beef and seasonings. Although you can\u2019t see the ground vegetables in this bright red sauce, they add flavour, texture, and tons of nutrition.<\/p>\n A surprise ingredient is added at the end of the long simmering time. That ingredient is balsamic vinegar which gives the sauce a pleasant sweet-tart acidity that hits your taste buds in a special way. This sensation is called umami which is simply \u201cdeliciousness\u201d.<\/p>\n I\u2019m pretty sure I know a thing or two about Italian tomatoes. I grew up in an Italian family surrounded by a mother, grandmother, and aunts who are all natural cooks and taught me about good Italian tomatoes.<\/p>\n When it comes to canned tomatoes, domestic brands are very watery, acidic and often contain unripe tomatoes and skin. I prefer Italian tomatoes because they are always harvested at their peak of ripeness. The also tend to have thicker flesh, no peel, fewer seeds, are sweeter and less acidic. This is why I advise using only imported 100% Italian peeled tomatoes. My favourite brand of Italian canned tomatoes that I recommend is Mutti.<\/a>\u00a0The extra price you pay for imported Italian canned tomatoes is definitely worth it!<\/p>\n The most traditional way to use this sauce is to ladle it over spaghetti or any other pasta shape you desire. There are so many choices! Besides just a spaghetti dinner, here are other ways to use this sauce:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>How to store and freeze this sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n The sauce freezes well. Since the recipe makes a big batch (yields about 14 cups of sauce), some of it can easily be portioned. Store it in mason jars, glass storage bowls, BPA free plastic containers or zipper bags. Keep it in the fridge for a few days or in the freezer for a longer time. This makes it so convenient on busy weeknights to get a pasta dinner ready in a flash. For this reason, you will always find portions of this sauce safely tucked away in my freezer!<\/p>\n Since the sauce has meat in it, you should cool it in the refrigerator first before storing or freezing. Whichever vessel you choose for freezing, be sure and leave an inch or so of space because the sauce will expand as it freezes. To use frozen sauce, thaw it overnight in the refrigerator then reheat and use as desired.<\/p>\n A spaghetti sauce to Love<\/strong><\/p>\n This spaghetti sauce is by far my family\u2019s most loved recipe. You need to believe me when I say \u201cthis is the best and only spaghetti meat sauce recipe you will ever need!\u201d Your life will change forever. Make up a batch of this scrumptious veggie-packed spaghetti sauce and watch your family lick their plates clean!<\/p>\n![\"Fresh](\"http:\/\/www.kitchenfairy.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Hidden-Vegetable-Spaghetti-Sauce-2-BEST-Essentials-768x1024.jpeg\")
<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s in this fabulous sauce?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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