Paleo Meat Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 organic red bell pepper, diced
• 2 pounds grass fed ground beef
• 1 29oz can of plain tomato sauce
• 1 14.5 ounce can fire roasted diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons coconut aminos
• 1 Tb Italian seasoning
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil on medium heat in a large frying pan. Saute the crushed garlic for a minute to release the flavor. Try not to brown or burn the garlic.
2. Toss in the bell pepper – saute until softened.
3. Add the ground beef. Cook until brown, breaking up any large chunks.
4. If you have a lot of oil in your browned meat you may want to removed some. To remove or not is your preference. Leave some for flavor. 😉
5. Pour in the tomatoes, tomato sauce and coconut aminos. Add the spices and stir well. Simmer for 20 minutes on low – medium for the flavors to mix.

Serving Suggestions:

I love this on raw spiralized zucchini, summer squash, or any spiralized veggie. But you can also get gluten free pasta if there are no banned ingredients in it. I like the Red Lentil Pasta from Trader Joe’s. 😉