Low Carb Spaghetti Meat Sauce over Green Beans

What’s not to Love About this Green Bean Spaghetti! A healthy and filling low-carb meal that is also delicious and will keep you satisfied for hours.  This low-carb meal will actually help you to lose weight!

Low Carb Green Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

This may seem like an odd combination, but if you enjoy green beans and have a love for spaghetti and meat sauce, then this is a great meal for you!  It’s clean, healthy and delicious without adding the carb load that we normally get from eating big plates of pasta.

You can definitely cook up some noodles or pasta for the kids, but this is a great way to show that a meal can be delicious and nutritious while being low carb at the same time.

This is also a great low carb meal for families that are trying to lose weight or  get a little healthier together.

• This recipe uses lean ground beef but you could substitute ground turkey as well.
• We use French-Style Frozen Green Beans.

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Low Carb Spaghetti Meat Sauce over Green Beans

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Eat a little leaner with this delicious sauce over a plate of green beans

Course: Healthy Dinner

Cuisine: American

About: Green Bean Spaghetti

Servings: 4

Calories: 228 kcal

Author: DinnerPlanner

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef or other ground meat of choice
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 3-4 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1-2 bags frozen french-style green beans
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon salt & pepper

Instructions

1. Cook green beans according to package directions. Drain beans and put back in the pan.
2. Add butter, salt & pepper to the green beans.
3. In a large skillet, saute onions in olive oil until soft, adding garlic during the last 30 seconds of cooking.
   

4. Add ground beef to the skillet and cook until beef is cooked through with no pink. Drain any grease.
   

5. Add tomato sauce, basil, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper to the skillet.
6. Stir and simmer for about 10- minutes.
7. Serve over green beans.

Nutrition Facts

Low Carb Spaghetti Meat Sauce over Green Beans

Amount Per Serving (4 g)

Calories 228 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 77mg26%

Sodium 249mg11%

Potassium 441mg13%

Carbohydrates 3g1%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 24g48%

Vitamin A 90IU2%

Vitamin C 3.1mg4%

Calcium 31mg3%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Healthy Additions for Green Bean Spaghetti:

Add some fresh Sautéed Mushrooms to The Sauce or The Green Beans

Have you been craving a big plate of spaghetti with meat sauce but don’t want all the carbohydrates that come along with a pasta dish?  Try this simple fix! A delicious plate of lightly buttered green beans with a filling meat sauce on top.

• This recipe is also a keto-friendly spaghetti meat sauce.

What to Serve with Green Bean Spaghetti

• Low Carb Cucumber Salad
• Sautéed Mushrooms

Also try our delicious  Low Carb Portobella Mushroom Pizza