Italian Pasta Sauce made with Ground Beef
You can keep it vegetarian, or add meat. All my crew prefer their sauce with cooked ground beef added in.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 large tsp garlic powder
- 2 cans 15 oz diced tomatoes
- 1 can 15 oz tomato sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp white sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp pepper
- 1 cup Fresh Basil tore into small pieces OR 3-4 TBLS dried basil
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In a large skillet, over medium heat, cook the ground beef and onion, until the ground beef turns brown; drain the excess fat.
- Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, garlic powder, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper to the pot. Stir to combine.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and let it simmer for 30 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaves.
- Add the Parmesan cheese to the pot and stir until it is well mixed. Then add the fresh basil, or dried basil if using, and continue cooking over low heat for an additional 5 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the heat.
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