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Tomato Beet Bolognese featuring Muir Glen

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January 22, 2020 By Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Muir Glen and TheFeedfeed.

This Tomato Beet Bolognese recipe is an easy weeknight meal to add to your go-to meal list this year. It is both gluten-free and dairy-free for those that have some sensitivity, but don’t worry anyone can enjoy it. It’s packed with vegetables but doesn’t fall short of flavor or comfort Make sure to stock up on your Muir Glen tomatoes so you can make this recipe on repeat for weeks on end.

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Muir Glen Tomatoes

I hope you’ve already heard about my love of Muir Glen tomatoes but if you’ve been living under a rock or are new around here, let me fill you in. Muir Glen has been a staple in my kitchen for many years. Their canned tomatoes, tomato paste, pasta sauce & salsa are all great staples to have in your pantry for quick dinner (or any meal) recipes.

Muir Glen takes pride in their tomato products and you really can taste the difference when you open a can of their tomatoes. Their tomatoes are grown organically and rely on the natural pollinators (ahem, bees) to help keep a healthy ecosystem for the tomato. Not every tomato they grow is perfect, so they also make sure they have zero waste with their harvesting by using their composting facility to dispose of the tomato waste. Now that’s something I can stand behind.

I don’t know about you but I like spending my money on products that I know not only taste good and are good for my health but are also are from a trusted and transparent company. You can guarantee when you buy Muir Glen you are getting a healthy product but also one that produces zero waste and is grown organically as they were meant to.

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Shop Local at Honest Weight Food Co-op

Since Muir Glen prides its tomatoes as being organically grown it’s not a shock that you can find their products lining the shelves of your local co-op. I am lucky enough to have Honest Weight Co-op in my town and they carry plenty of Muir Glen products.

So many people ask me what foods they should and shouldn’t eat, how to know what to look for when buying foods, and where to shop. Here’s the thing, you can shop wherever you want BUT if you shop at a place like your local co-op it takes a lot of the guesswork out of the equation for you.

Why?

Because a place like Honest Weight (enter your own co-op’s name here) takes pride in every single product on their shelves. They won’t let just any product take up precious space in their aisles. The Co-ops look for products that are organic, sustainable, local and of course, healthy for their consumers. So, when you step foot in the co-op you can almost guarantee every product you put in your cart (like, Muir Glen tomatoes) will be healthy for your family and hopefully, the environment.

If you want to try this Tomato Beet Bolognese you better go stock up on Muir Glen tomatoes because they are on sale at your local co-op from now until 2/4 get 10 -14.5oz cans for $10!

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Turn up the Beet

Ok, now that you know why I love Muir Glen and the Co-op so much, I guess it really is time to turn up the beet, what do you say? Well I can’t hear you over the loud beets. Okay, I’m done with the puns, for now.

I’m not sure what made me want to add beets to the tomatoes this go around but I’m not sad about it. Beets are such a vibrant vegetable that often gets overlooked. By adding them to the tomato sauce of this recipe you can hide the vegetable from those that may be opposed to it but you also get a vibrant sauce that makes for pretty photos and of course appetizing meals.

tomato beet bolognese

Tomato Beet Bolognese

Alright, now for what you have all been waiting for, the recipe of the week (errr, season?). Tomato Beet Bolognese is here to bring you comfort and to fill you up with veggies galore. Bolognese is traditionally made with some type of milk or cream and served over pasta but I tried to make this one as friendly as possible for those with gluten & dairy sensitivities. The roasted beets blended in with the diced tomatoes make a nice creamy sauce, you won’t even know what hit you.

The nice part about this meal is when the spaghetti squash and beets are roasting in the oven, you can get the rest of the meal cooking while they’re roasting, multitasking at its best. If you’re using this for meal prep for the family, I would recommend doubling down and doubling the recipe (you might just need a bigger pan!)

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I hope you enjoy this Tomato Beet Bolognese as much as we did, enjoy!

Pro Tip: Pierce your spaghetti squash with a fork 8-10 times and then microwave for 2 minutes before slicing the spaghetti squash so it’s easier to slice.

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Tomato Beet Bolognese

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 50 minutes
  • Total Time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium spaghetti squash
  • 2 large beets (peeled & chopped in 1" cubes or smaller)
  • 1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound lean ground beef, bison, or venison
  • 1 yellow onion (chopped)
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 carrots (chopped)
  • 2 celery stalks (chopped)
  • 1 6oz. can Muir Glen Tomato Paste
  • 1 14.5 oz. can Muir Glen Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with aluminum
    foil, spray with cooking spray
  2. Slice spaghetti squash in half lengthwise & scoop out seeds
  3. Place spaghetti squash seed-side down on 2/3 of the baking sheet
    & spread the beets on the other 1/3 of the sheet
  4. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until spaghetti squash is peeling away
    from the skin and beets are easy to pierce with a fork
  5. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, add
    meat and sauté until no longer pink
  6. Add onions, carrots, celery and cook for 3 minutes until
    softened. Add in garlic and sauté for an additional minute.
  7. Add in tomato paste & spices and stir to combine. Turn heat
    down to low and allow the mixture to stay warm until spaghetti squash & beets
    are done cooking.
  8. When spaghetti squash & beets are ready, remove from the
    oven.
  9. Add diced tomatoes & beets to a blender and blend until
    smooth.
  10. Pour tomato beet sauce over meat mixture and stir to combine.
  11. Shred spaghetti squash with a fork and scoop ¼ of spaghetti
    squash into a bowl and top with ¼ of Tomato Beet Bolognese

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Substitution Tip: Use linguini in place of spaghetti squash & pre-cooked beets if you want to get a quicker meal on the table.

Don’t forget you can get these Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes at your local co-op. They are running some sweet deals from January to February and you’re going to want to stock up so you can make all the Tomato Beet Bolognese and maybe add the Shakshuka to your list as well.

Don’t forget to tag @thesassydietitian @muirglen and @thefeedfeed if (and when) you make this Tomato Beet Bolognese. Now get to cooking this Tomato Beet Bolognese!

xoxo,
Sassy

This post is sponsored by Muir Glen & The FeedFeed.

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Motherhood is a wild ride & it’s only getting started. I have never been so tired & simultaneously so fulfilled in my life. That’s not to say it’s not filled with tears, worries and doubts but what fun would it be if it were all sunshine and roses anyway?

Going into this all I have felt so supported by friends going through this with me BUT I felt so unsupported by the general public. It seems like we want to fear and shame moms because misery loves company, right?!

The focus quickly shifts from mom to baby (still shocked that I only have an appointment at 6 weeks even though my body went through the biggest event of its life) and there also seems to be this shift from joy to shame & guilt.

Here’s some of what I heard from people:

😕Sleep when baby sleeps. You’ll never sleep again.
😕Don’t let baby sleep in a car seat, or a bouncer, or anywhere but their crib EVER. 
😕You’ll never have time to shower again, enjoy it now. 
😕Cry it out is cruel and harmful to the baby. 
😕Get baby on a schedule/never put baby on a schedule.

These are all things I heard and that truly led me to believe I was going to lose all sense of who I was and my life as I knew it.

What I wish people had said instead were:

🥰Your heart will grow bigger than you could imagine.
🥰You’ll cry the happiest tears you’ve ever cried.
🥰You’ll feel like a giant hole was filled that you didn’t even know was there.
🥰You won’t feel guilty about cleaning your house, it just won’t matter anymore.
🥰Babies pooping will make you laugh so hard you will feel like a kid again.
🥰You will have time to eat and shower and you don’t have to neglect yourself.

We need to do a better job of building each other up, supporting one another and our decisions while refraining from offering unsolicited advice and opinions. 

So for all you future mamas and new mamas out there, I see you, I’m proud of you and I cannot wait to share our stories with one another and the world.

Let’s stop fear mongering (just like the diet world) and start building one another up.

Xoxo,
Sassy & lil sassy man
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Now time to introduce this sassy human who is already so well loved to the world...
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Introducing 

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After an almost 24 hour labor, Connor joined us over a week past his due date on 2/12/21 at a whopping 9lb2oz & 22.5 inches long with a full head of hair and lungs to scream hello to us with.
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We are so in love already and cannot wait to share him with the world. Thank you for all the love and support from friends and family and to all those that helped us in the hospital. Holy cow labor & delivery teams are truly magical and I cannot imagine doing it without all of their support.
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Now back to snuggling this human of mine and trying not to cry at every last thing he does 🥰 
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Mom, Dad & Bode are all doing well!
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I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk t I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk to others about what worked for us. That's great!
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What's not great is when we push our nutrition and eating behaviors onto others ESPECIALLY when we are not qualified to do so.
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So often when people meet me for the first time they are worried to eat around me and/or buy groceries around me. My friends can attest I am not judgemental around food and will gladly eat that cake, queso dip or sip on that glass of wine right alongside of you. I am not the food police and do not offer unsolicited nutrition advice unless it's a client who is paying for my help OR on Instagram and other social media platforms where my goal is to educate.
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Why do I share this? 
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Because I see far too many people diving down diet rabbit holes, finding success & then claiming to be nutrition experts purely because something worked for them. 
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I've also seen this alot being pregnant, everyone wants to tell you what worked for them. IF you use that stipulation of "this worked for me" then fine, share away but if you start doleing out advice please pause, take a breath and think about NOT doing it.
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People are OVERWHELMED by diet culture and some so badly want to change but YOUR way is not the only way and it most likely is not what will work for your friend/coworker/cousin/neighbor so please, stop trying to be an expert in something you aren't.
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Got it!?! 
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Ok, carry on.
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xoxo,
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Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. I'm not saying you have to find perfect balance (does that even exist?) but I am saying that we shouldn't feel like either we have to eat perfectly or that we might as well give up.
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Instead we should look to the grey area in between for our nutrition guidance. 
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We can have a glass or 2 of wine but we should probably also drink some water. 
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We can take rest days but we should also find ways to move our bodies regularly.
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How do we find that grey area in between?
👉🏻 stop hopping on and off fad diets
👉🏻listen and trust your self, not your coworkers and cousins 
👉🏻focus on the simple things (ie drinking water instead of worrying about supplements)
👉🏻work to remove guilt and shame around food & body
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Where do you currently fall Right now?!
🤪 all
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🙅🏻‍♀️ nothing 
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