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Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

I am allergic to canned spaghetti sauce! Well, maybe not really, but I just can’t eat spaghetti sauce out of a can or jar. This sauce is easy, and it is even better warmed over the next day, after the flavors have had a chance to settle in.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
3/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 16-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
2 6-ounce cans tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 1-pound packages spaghetti

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put the ground beef, onion, and garlic in a medium saucepan and cook together over medium-high heat until the beef is browned and the onions are softened, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and their juices, the tomato paste, 1 cup water, and the oregano, salt, and pepper. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.

    Step 2

    While the sauce simmers, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes, or according to package directions. Drain well and divide among plates. Spoon the sauce over the spaghetti and serve.

Reprinted with permission from Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours by Trisha Yearwood with Gwen Yearwood and Beth Yearwood Bernard. Copyright © 2008 by Trisha Yearwood. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Trisha Yearwood is a three-time Grammy-award winning country music star and the author of the bestselling cookbook Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen. She is married to megastar Garth Brooks.
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