Beef / Pork

Yellow Summer Squash W/ Meat Sauce takes several minutes to prepare.

Yellow Summer Squash W/ Meat Sauce takes several minutes to cook.

Yellow Summer Squash W/ Meat Sauce makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Yellow Summer Squash W/ Meat Sauce are:

2 pounds yellow crookneck squash, sliced into strips
1 large vidalia onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1.25 pounds tomatoes, blanched, peeled & seeded
1 pound extra lean ground beef
Salt & Pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1T basil (Dried, crushed)
1t oregano (Dried, crushed)
1t thyme (Dried, crushed)

Here is how you make Yellow Summer Squash W/ Meat Sauce:

Bring a pot of water to a boil and have a bowl of ice water at hand. Blanch each tomato for 1 minute, dunk in ice water, then peel and seed. Crush all tomatoes once done.Peel and chop 1 onion and 3 cloves garlic. In a large sauce pan, cook with a pinch of salt and part of your oil until onions are translucent. Push onions and garlic to the sides of the pan and brown 1 pound of extra lean ground beef. Break up into small crumbles.When meat is brown, mix together with onions and garlic, then add in crushed fresh tomatoes. Crush tomatoes further as they cook. Add vinegar and spices, allow to simmer down to desired consistency. In a separate pot, bring enough water to cover your squash to a boil. Boil squash "noodles" until fork tender. Drain. Serve with meat sauce.Serving Size: 1/6th of recipeNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SULABLUE.

The nutritional information for Yellow Summer Squash W/ Meat Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 282.1

• Total Fat: 17.4 g
• Cholesterol: 45.7 mg
• Sodium: 55.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
• Protein: 16.9 g