Easy Meat Sauce
Ingredients
2 lbs. ground sirloin
1 onion – sliced
1 bell pepper – diced
4 cloves garlic – chopped
29 oz. can crushed tomatoes
Healthy handful of fresh basil
¼ tsp. sugar
¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
½ tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. garlic powder
Olive oil for drizzling
Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
Your favorite macaroni
Preparation
1
Heat a large frying pan. Add the meat and cook; breaking the meat up as it cooks.
2
Add the onion, bell pepper and the garlic and continue to sauté until the onion is transparent.
3
Add the crushed tomatoes and the seasonings and half of the basil chopped.
4
Simmer the sauce on low slightly covered for about 30 minutes.
5
Check for the seasoning and season again to if needed.
6
Prepare the macaroni as directed.
7
Garnish with a little extra olive oil, grated cheese and the rest of the fresh basil.
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Added:
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 8:16am
