Pasta and a Meat Sauce
Ingredients
| 1 | Onion, chopped |
| 1 tbsp | Olive Oil |
| 1 lb | 90% Lean Ground Beef |
| 1 | small green bell pepper, diced |
| 28 ox | Diced Tomatoes |
| 4 | Cloves of Garlic, minced |
| 16 oz | Tomato Sauce |
| 8 oz | Tomato Paste |
| 2 tbsp | Oregano |
| 1 tsp | Salt |
| 1/2 tsp | Ground Black Pepper |
| 2 tsp | Basil |
| 11/2 cups | Beef Broth |
Method
Combine ground beef, onion, garlic,
and (green) pepper in a large saucepan.
Cook and stir until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain grease.
Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste into the pan.
Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
Simmer spaghetti sauce for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
After the sauce has started simmering, start a pot of water, lightly salted, on high heat to get it to boiling. Once there turn it down enough to keep it bubbling.
Then take your pasta, prepare it if needed, and add it to the boiling water. Follow the cooking instructions for the pasta, trying to time it to be ready a little before the sauce.
