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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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.