Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Name: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Yield: serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; 3/4 cup finely chopped onion; 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 2 16-ounce cans crushed tomatoes; 2 6-ounce cans tomato paste; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 2 1-pound packages spaghetti

January 24, 2012

I am allergic to canned spaghetti sauce! Well, maybe not really, but I just can’t eat spaghetti sauce out of a can or jar. This sauce is easy, and it is even better warmed over the next day, after the flavors have had a chance to settle in.

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