Marinara Meat sauce with Brown Rice Pasta

Ingredients
● 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
● 1 cup chopped sweet onion
● 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, or plum tomatoes in
puree, chopped
● 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
● 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
● 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
● ½ pack spiral brown rice pasta

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large (12-inch) skillet.
2. Add the onion and sauté over medium heat until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute scraping up all the brown bits in the pan, until almost all the liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomatoes, parsley, salt, and pepper.
5. Cover, and simmer on the lowest heat for 15 minutes.