I served my poor family tofu and greens for dinner one night this week and then proceeded to make a mouth-watering, meaty pasta sauce later that evening. I was about ready to cook up some pasta and do dinner all over again, it smelled so good, but we managed to wait to eat it until the following night. I then froze the rest to enjoy this winter.
Hidden Greens Pasta Sauce :: in bulk
Author: The Urban Pioneer Woman
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Serves: 30+
With more green things than we could eat in a week, and in an attempt to "sneak" a little more of it into my family's diet, I made this simple pasta sauce we'll be enjoying for many meals to come.
Ingredients
- 4 lbs ground beef
- 1 #10 can pasta sauce
- 1 #10 can diced tomatoes
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 2 large onions
- 5 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 10 large swiss chard leaves, finely chopped
- 10 large kale leaves, stems removed and finely chopped
- any other veggies you like (but remember if you are freezing it, you can always add to it when you warm it up for dinner)
- oregano, parsley, basil, pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a very large pot, brown meat and drain grease.
- Add onions and garlic as the meat browns.
- Add all other ingredients.
- Simmer on the stove for 2+ hours.
- Cool and freeze in single meal portions. (For my family of 2 adults and 2 tots, 2 cups of sauce is the perfect amount. I scooped 2 cups into quart size freezer bags and laid flat to freeze. We ended up with 13 meals worth of sauce from this recipe.)
csa :: week five