You have to admit it that Gluten-free Sugar-free flavorful sauces are either 1) hard to find or 2) expensive. Being the DIY Farm Fresh Tess that I am with a dash of Drive Thru Sue; I cannot stand making two meals to create one, thus my mother's spaghetti sauce recipe took on a new look and speed in my....Vitamix! Of course, you don't need a fancy blender for this one but I make huge batches and put extra away in jars, just so I can have another delish DTS dinner again later. Gwen of Gwens-nest.com featured my recipe once in the early days of the Trim Healthy Mama facebook community, so I suspect she has a little DTS in her too because ....even the best cook's love savory short cuts!
Bottom line the recipe is this
1) Take blender and dump in the following: a huge canned whole tomatoes, italian seasoning, chopped garlic (or dash of red wine garlic oil), garlic salt, worcestershire or bragg's aminos, dry mustard, celery seed, orgeano, salt & pepper to taste.
2) Puree well, then add to cooked onions and peppers and cooked/degreased meat.
3) Combine both and simmer for several hours or put in crock pot on low all day! (aka. my "secret family recipe")
For those who need more specifics, I will pull out my original recipe which hasn't seen the light in many a moon b/c I am a total Drive Thru Sue when it comes to spaghetti night!
Brown in skillet the following:
1 pound ground beef (S) or turkey (E)
2 onions chopped
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper (omit for auto immune protocol)
table minced garlic
In blender mix the following:
1 LARGE can whole tomatoes (or four cups fresh tomatoes)
2 tsp garlic salt
1-1/2 tsp Real Salt
1/2 tsp celery seed (not salt)
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp oregano (or one drop oregano essential oil)
1-1/2 tsp Italian seasonings (or
1-1/2 Tbs Worcestershire or Bragg's Aminos
small can sliced mushrooms (not for auto immune protocol)
Auto-Immune Protocol: I do need to make sure that those with auto immune disorders realize that being of the nightshade family, tomatoes can be a trigger for inflammatory issues, so carefully ingest at your own risk. I tested how much I could assimilate and I can eat only one meal a week with tomatoes. In fact this recipe can easily be mixed half and half with fresh (or frozen) cooked pumpkin or red lentils or butternut squash.
Bottom line the recipe is this
1) Take blender and dump in the following: a huge canned whole tomatoes, italian seasoning, chopped garlic (or dash of red wine garlic oil), garlic salt, worcestershire or bragg's aminos, dry mustard, celery seed, orgeano, salt & pepper to taste.
2) Puree well, then add to cooked onions and peppers and cooked/degreased meat.
3) Combine both and simmer for several hours or put in crock pot on low all day! (aka. my "secret family recipe")
For those who need more specifics, I will pull out my original recipe which hasn't seen the light in many a moon b/c I am a total Drive Thru Sue when it comes to spaghetti night!
Brown in skillet the following:
1 pound ground beef (S) or turkey (E)
2 onions chopped
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper (omit for auto immune protocol)
table minced garlic
In blender mix the following:
1 LARGE can whole tomatoes (or four cups fresh tomatoes)
2 tsp garlic salt
1-1/2 tsp Real Salt
1/2 tsp celery seed (not salt)
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 tsp oregano (or one drop oregano essential oil)
1-1/2 tsp Italian seasonings (or
1-1/2 Tbs Worcestershire or Bragg's Aminos
small can sliced mushrooms (not for auto immune protocol)
Auto-Immune Protocol: I do need to make sure that those with auto immune disorders realize that being of the nightshade family, tomatoes can be a trigger for inflammatory issues, so carefully ingest at your own risk. I tested how much I could assimilate and I can eat only one meal a week with tomatoes. In fact this recipe can easily be mixed half and half with fresh (or frozen) cooked pumpkin or red lentils or butternut squash.