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.