ScottKuma

My EASY spaghetti sauce:

Ingredients:

1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium-large yellow onion
1.5 lbs Ground Chuck or Round
2 cloves of garlic, minced
salt & pepper

2 large cans of diced tomatoes in juice
2 large cans of tomato sauce
1 large can of tomato paste

dried basil leaves
dried oregano leaves

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Put the olive oil into a non-stick skillet, heat over medium heat. Put the onion into the skillet once the oil comes up to temperature. Sprinkle with a teaspoon of salt. Sautee the onion until it softens and begins to become transparent. Add the garlic. Sautee for 30 seconds more.

Add the beef & some salt & pepper; break up into smallish chunks while you brown the beef. Drain off any excess fat.

In a large stockpot/dutch oven, combine all of the tomato products & place over medium heat. Sprinkle herbs into the sauce (I never measure, I just cover the top to some degree, let it cook for a bit, then check the taste).

Cook for 30 minutes or until the pot is bubbling hot.


YUM.

Oh, and when I cook, I want to have enough for a week -- so this makes a LOT. For an intimate dinner, halve the recipe.