All Purpose Quick Spaghetti Sauce

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Can double, triple this recipe, very basic add to recipe, Freeze in portion servings. Add whatever is in the frige, carrot , green pepper, celery, mushrooms etc. Serve over any kind of noodles or rice and sprinkle with parmesan. Use as a base for lasagna, tacos, chili or casseroles, just generaly handy to have in the freezer.

by Derf2440·published 2002-02-26

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Servings

6 cups

Total time

30 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

196 kcal

Ingredients (9)

serves

1 lb lean ground beefground-beef
2 onions, choppedonion
2 -4 cloves garlic, smashedgarlic
1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato pastetomato-paste
2 cups water or 1 (28 ounce) can stewed tomatoestomato
1 teaspoon dried oreganooregano
1 teaspoon dried basilbasil
1/2 teaspoon dried thymethyme
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper or 1 dash red pepper flakes (optional)pepper

Instructions (5 steps)

01In large heavy frypan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking up with a spoon.
02Drain fat off through a colander, Wipe frypan with paper towel and return beef to frypan.
03Stir in onion and garlic, cook until softened.
04Stir in tomato paste, tomatoes, breaking with back of spoon, oregano, baqsil, thyme and pepper.

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