Beef Ragu Spaghetti

🥘 Ingredients

• crushed tomatoes
  2 box
• garlic
  4 clove
• ground beef
  20 oz
• italian seasoning
  1 tbsp
• olive oil
  2 tsp
• parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• pepper
• pepperolio
  2 tsp
• salt
• soy sauce
  4 tbsp
• spaghetti
  12 oz
• thyme
  ¼ oz
• yellow onion
  2 unit
• zucchini
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan
• large pot
• strainer
• large pan
• large pan
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water (using salt ) to a boil. Quarter zucchini lengthwise, then cut into ½-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and dice yellow onion . Mince garlic . Strip thyme (2 tsp) leaves from stems; discard stems. Roughly chop leaves.

   salt, zucchini: 2 unit, yellow onion: 2 unit, garlic: 4 clove, thyme: ¼ oz
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef , breaking up meat into pieces. Cook, tossing, until browned but not yet cooked through, ⏱️ 4 minutes to ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper .

   olive oil: 2 tsp, ground beef: 20 oz, salt, pepper
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add spaghetti to large pot . Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, ⏱️ 9 minutes to ⏱️ 11 minutes . Carefully scoop out and reserve ½ cup pasta cooking water, then drain in a strainer .

   spaghetti: 12 oz
4. 

   4

   Add onion and zucchini to large pan with beef. Cook, tossing, until softened, about ⏱️ 5 minutes . Toss in garlic, thyme, soy sauce , and half the italian seasoning (use the other half as you like). Cook until fragrant, about ⏱️ 30 seconds .

   soy sauce: 4 tbsp, italian seasoning: 1 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Add crushed tomatoes and reserved pasta cooking water to large pan . Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer until thick and saucy, about ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper . TIP: If you have time, let the ragu simmer longer. It'll just get better!

   crushed tomatoes: 2 box, salt, pepper
6. 

   6

   Add spaghetti to large pan with ragu and toss to combine. Divide everything between plates, then sprinkle with parmesan cheese . Drizzle with pepperolio (to taste - it is spicy).

   parmesan cheese: ½ cup, pepperolio: 2 tsp