Pesto-Olive Spaghetti Sauce
 
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This meat sauce includes pesto, which can be purchased or homemade and may or may not include nuts and Parmesan cheese. A large batch can be made ahead and frozen in an ice cube tray. Serve over spaghetti squash "noodles."
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives (about 1/2 of a 6-ounce can)
  • 1/4 cup pesto (if you wish, nut- and cheese-free pesto)
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet, warm oil over medium heat. Add ground beef, Italian seasoning and salt. Cook and stir, crumbling the beef, until no longer pink.
  2. Raise heat to medium high, cooking and stirring for a minute or two, until any water cooks away and bits of the beef are dark brown and slightly caramelized.
  3. Remove from heat and stir in olives, then pesto. Serve over pasta or spaghetti squash "noodles."
Nutrition Information
Calories: 338; Fat: 20g; Saturated fat: 5g; Carbohydrates: 2g; Sugar: 1g; Sodium: 608 mg; Fiber: 1g; Protein: 36g; Cholesterol: 108mg.
Recipe by Eileen’s Everyone Eats Right™ at https://everyoneeatsright.com/2014/01/23/pesto-olive-spaghetti-sauce-recipe/