Zucchini-Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• ½ large onion chopped
• ½ tbsp parsley, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• ⅕ cup vegetable oil (or less)
• ¼ pound zucchini (about 6) unpeeled, finely diced
• ⅓ cup tomato sauce
• ⅓ tsp basil
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ lb ground beef

Directions

1. Sauté onion, parsley and garlic in oil about 10 minutes
2. Stir in zucchini and simmer about five minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add tomato sauce, basil, bay leaf and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Meanwhile, brown ground beef until just brown and separated.
5. Stir meat into first mixture (remove bay leaf) and serve hot, with Parmesan cheese, over pasta, potatoes or rice, or even a bun.