This delicious tomato sauce for spaghetti simmers over low heat for a rich and meaty homemade taste.
Ingredients
- lean ground beef: 1 pound
- ½ cups chopped tomatoes: 2 piece
- ⅓ (6 ounce) cans tomato paste: 1 piece
- mushrooms: 1 can (4.5 ounce can, sliced)
- minced onion: 2 Tbsp (dried)
- salt: 1 tsp
- oregano: 1 tsp (dried)
- white sugar: 0.75 tsp
- ground black pepper: 0.25 tsp
- garlic powder: 0.125 tsp
- ounces spaghetti: 12 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Transfer beef into a large pot over low heat; stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, onion, salt, oregano, sugar, pepper, and garlic powder. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain. Serve meat sauce over spaghetti. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios