Greek Spaghetti

By Ellie

6 Person

105 Minutes

429 Calories

The meat sauce in this healthy pasta recipe is a Greek take on a red chili. This recipe calls for ground lamb but you could easily use ground beef or ground turkey instead.

Ingredients

1 tbsp. butter
20 oz. whole-wheat spaghetti
¼ tsp. ground allspice
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
½ tsp. ground pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 cup water
1 28-ounce can no-salt-added crushed tomatoes
1 cup red wine
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
2 pounds ground lamb

Method

01

Cook lamb in a large pot over medium-high heat, stirring often and breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 7 to 8 minutes. Add onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, until tender but not browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in wine and scrape up any browned bits. Add tomatoes and their juice, water, salt, pepper, cinnamon and allspice.
02

Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 1 hour. (Add a little water if it seems too dry.)
03

About 20 minutes before the sauce is ready, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain well. Transfer to a large bowl, add butter and toss until melted. Transfer to a serving platter. Ladle the sauce over the spaghetti. Serve topped with cheese, if desired.

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( By Ellie )

The meat sauce in this healthy pasta recipe is a Greek take on a red chili. This recipe calls for ground lamb but you could easily use ground beef or ground turkey instead.

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Calorie 429 Kcal
Prep Time 45 Mins
Cook Time 60 Mins
Total Time 105 Mins

02 Ingredients

1 tbsp. butter

20 oz. whole-wheat spaghetti

¼ tsp. ground allspice

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

½ tsp. ground pepper

1 tsp. salt

1 cup water

1 28-ounce can no-salt-added crushed tomatoes

1 cup red wine

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 medium yellow onion, chopped

2 pounds ground lamb

03 Method

Step 1

Cook lamb in a large pot over medium-high heat, stirring often and breaking up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 7 to 8 minutes. Add onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, until tender but not browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in wine and scrape up any browned bits. Add tomatoes and their juice, water, salt, pepper, cinnamon and allspice.

Step 2

Reduce heat to maintain a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced and thickened, about 1 hour. (Add a little water if it seems too dry.)

Step 3

About 20 minutes before the sauce is ready, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain well. Transfer to a large bowl, add butter and toss until melted. Transfer to a serving platter. Ladle the sauce over the spaghetti. Serve topped with cheese, if desired.

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