Easy Homemade Beef Pasta Sauce
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45
Minutes
4
Servings
9
Ingredients
Ingredients
Serving Suggestions:
Preparation
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Step 1
Heat stockpot over medium heat until hot. Add Ground Beef, onion and garlic; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking beef into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Pour off drippings, as necessary.
Cooking Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160ºF. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
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Step 2
Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste and crushed red pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20 minutes to develop flavors, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; season with salt and stir in basil, if desired.
Cooking Tip: Two cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce may be substituted for 1 can (15 ounce) tomato sauce.
For early eaters use no-added salt Italian-style diced tomatoes.For early eaters (6-7m) spaghetti can be hard to pick up prior to baby having the pincer grasp. Pieces of pasta about the size of an adult pinky finger are preferable early on in self-feeding. These include rigatoni, penne, cavatappi. -
Step 3
Serve over pasta and sprinkle with cheese, if desired.
Italian-Style Beef Sausage Variation: Prepare Italian-Style Beef Sausage by combining 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner) with 1 teaspoon fennel seed, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon coriander, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Proceed as directed in step 1.Cooking Tip: If you have questions about starting solids foods, consult your physician or health care provider.
This recipe includes dairy, a potentially allergenic food. Ensure baby has tried dairy a number of times on their own without reaction before offering this recipe to baby.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information per serving using 93% lean ground beef, not including Serving Suggestions: 295 Calories; 74.7 Calories from fat; 8.3g Total Fat (3.4 g Saturated Fat; 0.2 g Trans Fat; 0.4 g Polyunsaturated Fat; 3.3 g Monounsaturated Fat;) 84 mg Cholesterol; 755 mg Sodium; 28 g Total Carbohydrate; 3.1 g Dietary Fiber; 15.6 g Total Sugars; 30.4 g Protein; 0 g Added Sugars; 53 mg Calcium; 5.7 mg Iron; 1025 mg Potassium; 0 mcg Vitamin D; 0.3 mg Riboflavin; 7.7 mg NE Niacin; 0.5 mg Vitamin B6; 2.8 mcg Vitamin B12; 267 mg Phosphorus; 6.8 mg Zinc; 52.2 mcg Selenium; 112.6 mg Choline.
Nutrition Tip
This recipe is an excellent source of Protein, Iron, Potassium, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus, Zinc, Selenium, and Choline; and a good source of Dietary Fiber.
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