Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: about 4 cups
Cuisine: Italian-American
Ingredients: 1 can (15 oz.) (425 g) Petite diced tomatoes, canned; 1 can (6 oz.) (170 g) Tomato paste, canned; 1 clove (3 g) Garlic; 1 tsp. (6.0 g) Salt; ¼ tsp. (0.5 g) Pepper; ~1½ cups (225 g) Ground beef, browned; 1 can (15 oz.) (425 g) Tomato sauce, canned; ¼ cup (40 g) Onions, finely diced; ½ tsp. (1.0 g) Oregano; ½ tsp. (1.0 g) Basil; 2 Tbsp. (25 g) Sugar; ¼ tsp. (0.5 g) Red pepper flakes

Ground beef and tomato sauce with garlic, oregano, and basil.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe, with a checkbox to mark each as gathered
Gathered	Amount	Ingredient
	1 can (15 oz.) (425 g)	Petite diced tomatoes, canned
	1 can (6 oz.) (170 g)	Tomato paste, canned
	1 clove (3 g)	Garlic
	1 tsp. (6.0 g)	Salt
	¼ tsp. (0.5 g)	Pepper
	~1½ cups (225 g)	Ground beef, browned
	1 can (15 oz.) (425 g)	Tomato sauce, canned
	¼ cup (40 g)	Onions, finely diced
	½ tsp. (1.0 g)	Oregano
	½ tsp. (1.0 g)	Basil
	2 Tbsp. (25 g)	Sugar
	¼ tsp. (0.5 g)	Red pepper flakes

Instructions

In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the ground beef, onion, and garlic together until the beef is browned and the onion is softened, about 8 minutes; drain excess fat.
Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, basil, sugar, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 25 to 30 minutes.

Notes

Source provided no directions — only an ingredient list. Instructions above are the standard technique for this ingredient set (brown the beef with the aromatics, then simmer with the tomato components); prepTime, cookTime, totalTime, and yield are estimated to match. Equipment — Required: Saucepan; Special tools: None