Hearty Tomato Meat Sauce - low carb, whole30

This slow simmered tomato meat sauce is thick and hearty - comfort food at it's finest. Best of all, it is low carb and whole30 compliant. Skip the unnecessary additives in store-bought sauces and make your own | Peace Love and Low Carb

Substitutions and Swaps

• Add some heavy creamy to make this a creamy bolognese sauce
• Amp up the nutrient density and add some sautéed vegetables - carrots, celery, onions, mushrooms etc.
• Sub 2 tablespoons dried minced onion if you don't have any fresh onions
• Use fresh herbs in place of dried herbs. A good rule of thumb for substituting dry herbs with fresh herbs is that you  will use 3 times as many fresh herbs. For example, 1 teaspoon of dried oregano would be equal to 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh oregano.
• Use any combination of meat you prefer - ground beef, lamb, veal, turkey, or even ground chicken
• Add some fresh grated parmigian0-reggiano
• Skip the meat altogether and make a marinara sauce

Ways to enjoy with Whole30 meat sauce recipe

• Serve it over top of roasted spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles
• Serve it with shirataki fettuccine noodles
• Use it to make this "Just Like the Real Thing" Lasagna recipe
• Use it as a filling to make keto hot pockets
• Serve it as a dipping sauce with these Cream Cheese Stuffed Everything Bagel Bites
• Eat it on a low carb bun - sloppy joe style

Other recipes you might enjoy:

• Keto Fettuccine With Pesto Chicken and Broccoli
• Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce
• Pancetta and Pea Spaghetti Squash Alfredo
• Portobello Cordon Bleu with Dijon Cream Sauce
• Whole30 Pesto Marinara Sauce
• Low Carb Pizza Sauce
• Keto Greek Pizza
• Buffalo Chicken Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
• Spaghetti Squash Carbonara
• Cabbage Noodle Tuna Casserole

Hearty Tomato Meat Sauce – Low Carb, Gluten Free

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 45 minutes
• Total Time: 55 minutes
• Yield: Makes 25 Servings 1x

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Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• ⅓ cup onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 28 ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid
• 6 ounce can tomato paste
• 6 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. In a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef with onion, garlic and sea salt.  Drain excess grease.
2. To the sauce pan, add tomatoes.  Mash the tomatoes into meat until they are crushed and broken up.
3. To the sauce, mix in tomato paste, mushrooms, oregano, basil, parsley, bay leaf, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, and red pepper flakes.
4. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered – 30 minutes.

Notes

Per Serving - Calories: 48 | Fat: 1.5g | Protein: 6g | Net Carbs: 3g

Nutrition

• Serving Size: ¼ Cup