Spaghetti Sauce

By smaier

Very good. I used Italian turkey sausage. Needs to simmer one hour.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh oregano or 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• Hot cooked spaghetti
• Fresh oregano, optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a Dutch oven, cook ground beef and onion until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain. Add the next eight ingredients; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove the bay leaf. Serve with spaghetti. Garnish with oregano if desired.

Yield: 4-6 servings (about 1 quart).

1 serving (1 cup) equals 182 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 559 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 17 g protein.