How to Make Macaroni and Meat Sauce with Applesauce- The Ultimate Swiss Comfort Food Recipe!

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

grated cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Cut 1 kilo of boskoop apples into rough chunks.

Put the apples in a pressure cooker with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 50 ml of water.

Cook the apples on high heat in the pressure cooker for 25 minutes, or on medium heat in a regular pot until broken down into apple sauce, stirring regularly.

Use a hand mixer to smash the apples into a smooth texture.

Taste the applesauce and add sugar or honey if too sour.

Dice 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic, and cut 1 carrot into small cubes.

In a pan with oil, sauté the onion, garlic, and carrot for about 2-3 minutes on medium-high heat.

Add 300 grams of ground meat, season with 1 teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of paprika, and a generous amount of black pepper.

Reduce heat to medium-low and cook the meat for about 2-3 minutes.

Add 1 can of tomatoes (or fresh tomatoes) to the meat mixture and mix well, simmering until the sauce thickens.

Cook macaroni in salted water until al dente, then drain and swirl with olive oil or butter to prevent clumping.

Serve the meat sauce and applesauce together on the macaroni or on the side.

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