One of the 5 meals I constantly make my family for dinner is pasta. It's easy, it's cheap, and everyone always says, 'yay, pasta!'. It's a win-win-win. So lately I found that you can take a simple recipe and turn it into something so much more with just a few additional ingredients. I also found that homemade tastes better than jarred. Well... unless I set off the smoke alarms. That is usually a sign that whatever I made won't be so kind to the taste buds.
So I made a few homemade sauces this past month and I thought I would keep this one simple but fresh, a meat marinara sauce served over spaghetti. And the reason I use the mixer when preparing a sauce is because my picky family doesn't like 'chunky' sauce. So what I blend can't hurt em! Divertasi!
Ingredients:
1 can (28 oz) Italian Plum Tomatoes (Undrained)
3 Garlic Cloves (Minced)
1/4 cup Tomato Paste
1 1/2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tsp Basil (Dry)
1/2 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Salt
(bbqgrilling basics.com)
I also added:
1 tbsp crushed red peppers
1 tbsp onion salt
1/2 a fresh onion, diced
1lb ground beef
Directions:
Step 1: Brown 1lb of ground beef on stovetop
Step 2: On low heat start oil and diced onions in large pot on stovetop
Step 3: Starting with tomatoes using whisk on level 2 add in each of the ingredients, until well blended
Step 4: Place cooked beef and blended mix into the large pot on stovetop (with onions), set to medium low, cover and cook for 2-3 hour
Step 5: 15 minutes before you are ready to eat boil water and cook pasta
Step 6: ladle sauce over cooked pasta and ENJOY!
Tips:
* Once you have made the sauce and it's on the stovetop taste it. It might need something. Do NOT be afraid to add it. If it needs salt, add salt. Easy Peasy!
* This recipe served 5-6. But as always sauces are easily frozen... so double or even triple the recipe!
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