Spaghetti Sauce

By 1martiniup

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 2 * 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 * 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 * 2 cloves garlic, minced (to taste)
• 2 * 2 bay leaves
• 1 * 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 * 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 * 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 * 1 teaspoon salt (, or to taste)
• * ground pepper
• 1 * 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 * 2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 * 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 8 * 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced and sauteed in butter (optional)
• * parmesan cheese, freshly grated (optional)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1.
Brown the ground beef, onion and garlic in olive oil with bay leaves, oregano, basil, Italian Seasoning, salt and pepper.
2.
Add tomato paste, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.
3.
Stir well and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
4.
Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
5.
Use sauce to top your cooked spaghetti.
6.
top with sauteed mushroom.
7.
Pass the Parmesan.