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
This warm and comforting hearty tomato meat sauce is simple to make, but deliciously rustic. Let is slow simmer on the stove and fill your house with the inviting aroma of a home cooked meal. You will never want to eat store-bought sauce again. This recipe is incredibly versatile - mix and match any of your favorite ground meats, vegetables and herbs.
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
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Hearty Tomato Meat Sauce – Low Carb, Gluten Free
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: Makes 25 Servings 1x
Ingredients
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- 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
- In a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef with onion, garlic and sea salt. Drain excess grease.
- To the sauce pan, add tomatoes. Mash the tomatoes into meat until they are crushed and broken up.
- To the sauce, mix in tomato paste, mushrooms, oregano, basil, parsley, bay leaf, garlic powder, onion powder, sea salt, and red pepper flakes.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered – 30 minutes.
Notes
Per Serving - Calories: 48 | Fat: 1.5g | Protein: 6g | Net Carbs: 3g
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ Cup
Jayme says
Kyndra,
Thank you so much for this recipe. A couple of weeks ago I made your lasagna Stuffed Peppers. Oh my gosh, they were so yummy. I loved the sauce so much that although I had already pinned the Lasagna Stuffed peppers, I pinned the meat sauce separately to have easy access to the recipe. I am making again tonight and will be having it over zoodles. I appreciate all you do.
Jayme
Julie says
I have a couple of questions, Kendra. You say you've made this sauce using various vegetables. Do you think adding Summer squash to the sauce would work? Would I need to peal it, steam it, then mash it down? Also, I'd like to make this sauce without the meat, freeze it, then add whatever meat I have on hand, as I use the sauce. Any thoughts on whether this would be alright?
Julie says
Just taking a moment to say ... this is the best meat sauce I have ever made! Usually the list of ingredients is a deal-breaker (I go for simplicity), but in this case they're mostly spices. Paired with your lasagna stuffed peppers recipe and WOW ... What a winner!!! Thanks, Kendra!
MaJudy says
Can you freeze the spiraled vegetables ?
Carla says
I've been struggling with becoming low carb and dealing with my pasta fetish. This should do the trick. Thank you!!!!
Amanda Cantrell says
Plan to order my slicer tonight!
JoBlue says
Oooh, sadly, they don't ship to Canada...
Carolynn says
I got mine on sale at Canadian tire, $20 and lovvvvve it!
Michele Heitz says
Just ordered the slicer! I'm so excited! I think it's going to get me to eat my veggies more! 🙂 Yay! Thanks!
Nichole says
Thanks for sharing! I'm totally going to order that slicer!
Katrina H says
Thanks for reviewing this item. I've been looking at similar slicers for a few weeks now and am on the fence about getting one. Do you know how big the opening is for this one? Will a full size summer squash from the garden fit? Also, does it slice the entire vegetable or is their a bit left when you get close to the end?
Thanks!
Kyndra Holley says
Katrina, It fits a pretty decent sized summer squash. However, you could always slice it in half lengthwise if necessary. There will be a little bit of the end left but there is not much to waste.