Spaghetti

This is something I live off of when on the detox. It's easy, filling, delicious, cheap, goes a long way. It's perfect!

Ingredients:
1 large can crushed tomatoes (28oz)
1 little can tomato paste
1 Bay Leaf
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 tsp Oregano
1 minced garlic clove
Itty Bitty pinch stevia or xylitol
Sea Salt
Pepper to taste
1 lb ground lean turkey or chicken - browned and grease drained
Brown rice pasta- cook according to directions.

Directions:
Put all ingredients except pasta in a crock pot or on the stove in a big pot. Fill the can of tomato paste with water and add it to the crock pot. Let simmer for a long time.

When ready to indulge, place pasta in bowl, and spoon the sauce over it. Yummy!

Variations:
*If you like a spicy sauce, add red pepper flakes or small pieces of chopped peppers and onions.

*I typically double this recipe so that it completely fills up my crock pot and I can eat on it all week. Once I'm sick of it, I put the rest of the sauce in freezer bags, label it, and have it for dinner later on down the road. All I have to do then is cook some pasta and thaw the sauce, and dinner that night is easy breezy!

*You might like a thinnner sauce, so add water or some tomato sauce. Really play around with the spices and herbs you use, the sauce texture, etc. and find the way that your family loves!