Tuesday night dinner after work

So tonight's dinner is kind of simple, it's cheese and spinach ravioli with a homemade meat sauce.
The sauce is a variation from Jamie Oliver's book Ministry of food. I love all of Jamie's cook books and cook from them a lot, he has so many easy to make healthy options in his books with just enough of the sweet stuff to keep you coming back.

Meat Sauce
4 tbs of olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 or 2 cloves of minced garlic
1 large carrot
2 celery stalks
1 lb lean ground beef
one tin (29 ounces) crushed tomatoes  
a pinch of salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
In a large frying pan saute the garlic and onions until tender.

When the onions are tender add the roughly chopped carrots and celery. Cook until the carrots are almost tender.

Add the hamburger and cook until browned.

Add the crushed tomato and simmer until your pasta is ready.

This sauce is great for more than just putting on top of pasta. Instead of using crushed tomatoes try using diced tomatoes and half a tin of water, simmering for about 30 minutes to make a thinner sauce. This can be used as the meat layer in a really great lasagna. Justin is always asking for the lasagna with this sauce. You can use any pasta you like with this sauce. I recommend using fresh pasta that can be easily bought in your local grocery store.