Zucchini-Meat Sauce

Ingredients

 * 1/2 large onion chopped
 * 1/2 tbsp parsley, fineiy
 * -chopped
 * 1/3 cloves garlic, crushed
 * 1/5 cup vegetable oil (or less)
 * 1/4 pounds.zucchini (about 6)
 * -unpeeled, finely diced
 * 1/3 cup tomato sauce
 * 1/3 tsp basii
 * 1/2 bay leaf
 * 1/2 lbs ground beef

Directions
Saute onion, parsiey and garlic in oil about 10 minutes: stir in zucchini and simmer about five minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomato sauce basil, bay leaf and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, brown ground beef until just brown and separated. Stir meat into first mixture (remove bay leaf) and serve hot, with parmesan cheese, over pasta, potatoes or rice, or even a bun.