Basic Spaghetti Sauce

I feel a little silly posting a recipe for spaghetti sauce, but Jesse loves spaghetti - in fact it is the one dish that he will ask for (I don't get it either) but now that it is Elly's favourite too I have been searching for a recipe that I really like. After reviewing a bunch of the recipe's posted on all recipe.com I decided to make my own and this is what I came up with.

Basic Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

1lb ground beef

1 onion

1/2 bell pepper (color of choice)

4 cloves of garlic

1 Tbsp basil

1/2 tsp oregano

1 1/2 Tbsp sugar

salt and pepper to taste

1 28oz can diced tomatoes

1 14oz can tomato sauce

Directions:

In a large pot cook ground beef, drain fat and transfer to another bowl. In the same large pot cook finely diced onions and bell pepper until tender; add garlic and seasoning and cook for another minute. Add cooked ground beef tomato sauce tomatoes and sugar and simmer for 2-3 hours.

Skillet Lasagna

Skillet Lasagna

Ingredients:

¾lbs ground beef

2 ½ pasta shapes

3 cups spaghetti sauce

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 tsp salt

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp basil

½ tsp oregano

½ cup mozzarella cheese

½ cup sour cream

Directions:

Cook your ground beef in a pan and drain fat. Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions.

After noodles are cooked, drain and drizzle with olive oil. Mix in your spaghetti sauce.

Add your fried hamburger, seasonings, cheese, and sour cream. Fold together and allow it all to combine and melt together, over low heat, for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Recipe adapted from: Tasty Kitchen