Hide Your Veggies!

I don't have an issue getting vegetables into my diet, but the rest of my family does. So I thought I'd try to secretly add some to a great dish....it worked! Nobody knows the difference (I never divulged), it had great flavor, and the fam gobbled it up! 

I love spaghetti and I used the rotini vegetable noodles (carrot, spinach, tomato) where one serving of noodles is a serving of of vegetables. Plus it's higher in protein than regular durum wheat noodles. These don't taste any different. 

Vegetable Rotini

Ingredients

15 oz stewed tomatoes

15 oz tomato sauce 

½ lb grass fed beef

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tbsp worchtershire sauce

½ tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp Italian seasoning

½ tsp oregano (or couple drops of oregano essential oil)

2 tbsp Parmesan cheese

¼ cup finely grated carrot

¼ cup finely chopped onion 

¼ cup finely chopped/minced spinach (optional)

Italian cheese blend or mozzarella 

Rotini noodles (vegetable)

Directions

1. Put all ingredients in medium sauce pan. 

2. Stir occasionally and simmer low for at least 30+ minutes. 

3. Boil water and cook rotini. 

4. Serve with breadsticks and salad.