Meatsauce for Spaghetti

I love an easy dinner and this qualifies.  It doesn’t take long to put together, can simmer until whenever you’re ready to eat and is easy to freeze for future meals. This is one I’ve tweaked from my mom’s Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe…that recipe is OMGdelicious, but making meatballs is just too time consuming when you have a toddler running around. As soon as I get both hands meat-deep to make a ball, she’ll figure out how to pop the safety cover off an electrical outlet. So, until the kids are a little older, meat sauce it is.

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 16 oz cans of diced tomatoes (or 14.5 oz…whatever they sell these days)
  • 16 oz can of tomato sauce
  • 12 oz tomato paste (two small 6 oz cans)
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 tsp Italian Seasoning
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 (generous) TBSP brown sugar
  • 4 TBSP dried parsley
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • (optional) large can of sliced mushrooms OR 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced and sauteed in butter

What to do: In deep pot, brown the ground beef. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add in the garlic for a couple minutes. Add everything else and simmer for one-to-several hours.

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