Recipe: Pasta with Vegetable-Meat Sauce (Jane Brody, 1980's)

PASTA WITH VEGETABLE-MEAT SAUCE

1/2 pound lean ground beef
1 1/2 teaspoons oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 medium-size green pepper, chopped
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 pound zucchini (2 medium), cut in 1/4-inch slices
1/2 cup grated carrot (1 medium; optional)
2 tomatoes, chopped, or 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
Salt and fresh-ground pepper to taste
1/2 pound spaghetti, linguine or macaroni, cooked and drained

In large skillet brown beef. Remove beef; drain off and discard fat. Set aside.

Heat oil in skillet; add garlic and onion; saute 2 minutes.

Add green pepper, mushrooms, zucchini and carrot; cook 5 minutes.

Add tomatoes and seasonings; cook 5 minutes.

Stir in browned meat; cook until heated through.

Serve over hot pasta.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Magazine recipe clipping: Eating to Live Longer by Jane E. Brody, Woman's Day Magazine, March 10, 1981