RECIPE: Primal Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 Lb ground grass-fed beef or ground turkey
• 2 tbsp butter
• ¼ cup chopped bacon
• 1 large onion, chopped and diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 carrots, diced
• 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp tomato pasta
• 1 bay leaf
• The equivalent of 2 cans whole meaty tomatoes
• Optional heavy cream (makes the sauce less acidic)
• Optional salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh parsley for garnishing

Instructions

1. Heat a large dutch oven or pot and add butter. Cook the ground beef and bacon for about 5 minutes.
2. Remove the meat with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3. Use the same dutch oven or pot to cook the other ingredients (spinach, carrots, celery, onion, garlic and oregano). Cook the vegetables until soft at medium heat.
4. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, ground beef, bacon and bay leaf. You can break the tomatoes a bit, but the cooking process will break anyway.
5. Optional: season with salt and pepper. You can also add some chili or hot pepper flakes for more heat.
6. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for about 45 minutes.
7. Once your bolognese sauce is cooked, you can add about ½ cup to a cup of heavy cream. This will make the sauce less acidic.
8. ***To cook the spaghetti squash***
9. Heat your oven to 350 F.
10. Cut your spaghetti squashes in half length-wise, remove and discard the seeds.
11. Put the halves cut side down on a baking sheet and put in the oven for about 28 to 35 minutes. Check on them at around 25 minutes with a fork. It should easily break in strands to form pastas. Make sure not to overcook them because they will become mushy and won’t make pastas.
12. You can now pour a generous amount of the sauce directly on the squashes halves so that it forms its own bowl or you can break the squashes in strands yourself and serve on a plate with the sauce.
13. As a final touch, when you put the sauce directly on the squash half, you can add some grated cheese on top and broil in the oven for about 5 minutes.
14. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!
15. ***To make zucchini noodles***
16. Using the julienne blade of a mandoline, slice zucchini lengthwise into long, thin strands. Slice the zucchini just until you reach the seeds in the middle and then stop (the seeds will cause the noodles to fall apart). NOTE: If you don’t have a mandoline you can either use a vegetable peeler or a knife.
17. Separate the zucchini strands. Transfer zucchini strands to a colander set over a mixing bowl. Toss the zucchini strands with salt; let stand 15 minutes at room temperature. Gently squeeze zucchini strands to extract excess water. Transfer drained zucchini strands to a bowl.
18. To serve, twirl small amounts of zucchini strands with a long-tined fork and slip off onto individual serving plates.
19. You can now pour a generous amount of the sauce directly on the noodles.
20. As a final touch, add some grated cheese
21. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!

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RECIPE: Primal Bolognese Sauce - Love and Primal

Ingredients

• 1 Lb ground grass-fed beef or ground turkey
• 2 tbsp butter
• ¼ cup chopped bacon
• 1 large onion, chopped and diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 carrots, diced
• 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tbsp tomato pasta
• 1 bay leaf
• The equivalent of 2 cans whole meaty tomatoes
• Optional heavy cream (makes the sauce less acidic)
• Optional salt and pepper to taste
• Fresh parsley for garnishing

Instructions

1. Heat a large dutch oven or pot and add butter. Cook the ground beef and bacon for about 5 minutes.
2. Remove the meat with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3. Use the same dutch oven or pot to cook the other ingredients (spinach, carrots, celery, onion, garlic and oregano). Cook the vegetables until soft at medium heat.
4. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, ground beef, bacon and bay leaf. You can break the tomatoes a bit, but the cooking process will break anyway.
5. Optional: season with salt and pepper. You can also add some chili or hot pepper flakes for more heat.
6. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for about 45 minutes.
7. Once your bolognese sauce is cooked, you can add about ½ cup to a cup of heavy cream. This will make the sauce less acidic.
8. ***To cook the spaghetti squash***
9. Heat your oven to 350 F.
10. Cut your spaghetti squashes in half length-wise, remove and discard the seeds.
11. Put the halves cut side down on a baking sheet and put in the oven for about 28 to 35 minutes. Check on them at around 25 minutes with a fork. It should easily break in strands to form pastas. Make sure not to overcook them because they will become mushy and won’t make pastas.
12. You can now pour a generous amount of the sauce directly on the squashes halves so that it forms its own bowl or you can break the squashes in strands yourself and serve on a plate with the sauce.
13. As a final touch, when you put the sauce directly on the squash half, you can add some grated cheese on top and broil in the oven for about 5 minutes.
14. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!
15. ***To make zucchini noodles***
16. Using the julienne blade of a mandoline, slice zucchini lengthwise into long, thin strands. Slice the zucchini just until you reach the seeds in the middle and then stop (the seeds will cause the noodles to fall apart). NOTE: If you don’t have a mandoline you can either use a vegetable peeler or a knife.
17. Separate the zucchini strands. Transfer zucchini strands to a colander set over a mixing bowl. Toss the zucchini strands with salt; let stand 15 minutes at room temperature. Gently squeeze zucchini strands to extract excess water. Transfer drained zucchini strands to a bowl.
18. To serve, twirl small amounts of zucchini strands with a long-tined fork and slip off onto individual serving plates.
19. You can now pour a generous amount of the sauce directly on the noodles.
20. As a final touch, add some grated cheese
21. Garnish with fresh parsley and enjoy!

- See more at: http://loveandprimal.com/wp/nutrition/recipe-primal-bolognese-sauce/#sthash.3QRycko2.dpuf

 Primal Bolognese Sauce
via Love and Primal

1 Lb ground grass-fed beef or ground turkey
2 tbsp butter
¼ cup chopped bacon
1 large onion, chopped and diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 carrots, diced
2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
2 celery sticks, diced
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 bay leaf
The equivalent of 2 cans whole meaty tomatoes
Optional heavy cream (makes the sauce less acidic)
Optional salt and pepper to taste
Fresh parsley for garnishing

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