WeightWatchers Ground Beef Pasta Sauce Recipe

This flavorful spaghetti sauce recipe is made with lean ground beef, basil, garlic, onion, tomato paste, and other ingredients. It is surprisingly easy to make, and ready in less than an hour. Serve over any variety of hot cooked pasta.

Weight Watchers Ground Beef Pasta Sauce recipe

Ingredients
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1 carrot (minced)
2 tomatoes (diced)
2 stalks celery (minced)
1 onion (minced)
1 teaspoon minced garlic clove or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil or 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
6 ounces tomato sauce
1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 1 teaspoon chili powder (berbere)
4 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon basil
salt and black pepper
1 cup water (or more)

Preparation
1. Mix the meat, garlic and onion in a medium pot, saute for about 5 minutes on low heat.
2. Add the fresh tomatoes, carrot, celery, tomato sauce, tomato paste, crushed pepper or chili powder, and paprika to the cooking meat; stir well for about 5 minutes on low heat.
3. Add the basil, bay leaves and water to the sauce; cook the sauce until it simmers (for about 20 minutes).
4. Add the salt and black pepper, mix well; remove from the heat.
5. Serve the sauce warm with pasta or rice. Store it in the fridge.

Servings: 6

How many Weight Watchers points in ground beef pasta sauce recipe?

Nutritional information for one serving:
WW points: 3
WW points plus: 3
Calories: 131
Total fat: 7.4 g
Cholesterol: 24.5 mg
Sodium: 210.9 mg
Total carbs: 7.9 g
Dietary fiber: 2 g
Protein: 8.8 g

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Originally posted 2012-02-27 15:41:40.