Zucchini Spaghetti

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 can tomato sauce , 15 ounce
• 1 can whole peeled tomatoes , 14.5 ounce
• 1 tablespoon salt , or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 0.5 teaspoons dried oregano
• 0.5 teaspoons garlic powder
• 0.5 teaspoons onion powder
• 0.25 teaspoons ground thyme
• 0.25 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1 can tomato paste , 6 ounce
• 3 zucchini , cut into long strands

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and black pepper in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.

2. 2

   Stir tomato sauce, tomatoes, salt, basil, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, and red pepper flakes into ground beef; cook and stir until sauce is warmed through, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.

3. 3

   Mix zucchini "noodles" into sauce, pressing down to fully submerge them; simmer over medium-low heat until zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes.