One of the most popular meals in my home is spaghetti with meat sauce, and it’s safe to say it’s the hearty fuel that helped my raise up three strapping boys, now ages 16, 19 and 22. The family has a particular brand they LOVE, and if I stray or get adventurous with homemade, they groan and say . . . “it’s different.” 

However, at the request of Beef Loving Texans, I recent made the Farm Fresh Meat Sauce created by their chef and my friend, Tiffany Blackmon.  The family did say, “it’s different” but this time with their mouths’ full gobbling up more. I was pretty happy about their enthusiasm, since the sauce includes extra finely chopped veggies like zucchini, carrots, mushrooms and such. I served this beef meat sauce on pasta – and also in three other unique ways! You can read all about it on their blog post, but I want to share it here too!  

Most people just think of putting meat sauce on pasta and, while that is certifiably yummy, meat sauce is also a versatile topping and ingredient in a host of other quick and easy recipes. Make a double (or triple) batch of Farm Fresh Meat Sauce (recipe below) and stock up the fridge and/or freezer. I’m ALL about beef meal prep and freezer-friendly beef dinners when life gets busy. When meal time rolls around (or make that rushes in like a late train), all that’s left to do is heat up the sauce and create any number of recipes with meat sauce — I’m sharing three ideas to inspire your back-to-school dinners!

Serve beef meat sauce over a batch of your best grits (for something different, try my Sweet Potato Grits) for a hearty, healthy meal to fill hungry bellies. 

Serve beef meat sauce for breakfast, brunch or a light dinner by baking in skillet for about 30 minutes with eggs “shakshuka” style. 

Transform beef meat sauce into soup by warming up 1-part sauce, 1-part beef broth, ¼-part half-and-half cream together.

Other ideas are to serve the Farm Fresh Meat Sauce with spaghetti squash, on a pizza, in lasagna, over a baked potato! There are so many easy and unique serving ideas for this beef meat sauce!

If you are planned to make several batches to meal prep beef for those busy nights, know that portions will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 3 or 4 days and in the freezer (in air-tight heavy plastic bags or containers) for 3 or 4 months.

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Farm Fresh Beef Meat Sauce and Serving Ideas

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 10 mins

Total Time

1 hr 30 mins

 

This versatile beef meat sauce is perfect for meal prep and is freezer-friendly. Make a double batch and try out all my serving ideas! 

Course: dinner, entree

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: beef, freezer, meal prep, sauce, spaghetti

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 230 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. Ground Beef (90% lean)
• 2 Tbps. olive oil
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 carrot grated
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup cremini mushrooms sliced then chopped
• 1 cup zucchini grated
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 can 28 oz. crushed tomatoes
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. dried parsley
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• ¼ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• ½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp. Kosher salt

Instructions

1. Heat large nonstick skillet over MEDIUM heat until hot. Add Ground Beef and cook for 4-5 minutes. Add carrots and garlic. Cook for another 4-5 minutes, breaking beef into small crumbles and stirring occasionally.

2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Turn heat to LOW, cover and cook at a slow simmer, stirring occasionally for 45 minutes. Uncover, adjust salt and pepper and simmer another 10-15 minutes or until sauce thickens.

Recipe Notes

SERVING IDEAS:

1. Serve beef meat sauce over a batch of your best grits  for a hearty, healthy meal to fill hungry bellies.
2. Serve beef meat sauce for breakfast, brunch or a light dinner by baking in skillet for about 30 minutes with eggs “shakshuka” style. T
3. Transform beef meat sauce into soup by warming up 1-part sauce, 1-part beef broth, ¼-part half-and-half cream together.
4. Other ideas include serving with spaghetti squash, on a pizza, in lasagna, over a baked potato!