Meat Sauce with Roasted Zucchini and Farfalle
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Serves: 6-8
 
Meat sauce with a secret ingredient served over zucchini and farfalle.
Ingredients
Meat Sauce
  • 1 lb ground lean meat (e.g., 93% lean ground beef or ground turkey)
  • 1 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp dried basil
  • ½ tbsp dried
  • 4-6 green olives chopped (optional)
  • 3 tbsp Trade Joe's Roasted Red Peppers and Artichoke Tapenade
  • ½ box Farfalle
Roasted Zucchini
  • 2 zucchini, chopped
  • 1 tbsp grated parmesan
  • Ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Shaved parmesan
Instructions
  1. Brown the meat in a sauce pan, approximately 5 minutes.
  2. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, garlic powder, oregano, tapenade and olives and salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Bring meat sauce to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to directions. Combine chopped zucchini, parmesan, pepper. Place on a baking sheet and cook on 425 for approximately 20 minutes.
  5. Spoon pasta and zucchini into a shallow bowl. Top with meat sauce and shaved parmesan.
Recipe by Weekend Table at https://weekendtable.com/2012/10/19/secret-meat-sauce-with-roasted-zucchini-and-farfalle/