Classic Meat Sauce
Nothing like some meat sauce to punch up your pasta!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 185 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small green bell pepper diced
- 1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 16 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
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In a big saucepan, combine the beef, onion, garlic, and green pepper. Cook and stir that stuff until meat has browned and vegetables are tender. Drain out the grease.
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Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Season the sauce with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper, and let the whole thing simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.