Does not matter what the season is, pasta is my comfort food! Here is one simple recipe that your entire family will fall in love with.  

Servings: 3-4

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 50 minutes

Total time: 60 minutes

Ingredients:

2lbs of ground beef (85 percent lean/15 percent fat)

1 large onion diced

2 medium carrots diced

2 cups of tomato pure

2 tablespoons of tomato paste

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon white sugar

½ teaspoon of black pepper

½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes

1 cup thinly sliced black olives to garnish

½ cup chopped fresh herbs such as basil, oregano, thyme to garnish

Directions:

1-Add two tablespoons of olive oil to a large pan and cook onions and carrots about 5-7 minutes over medium-high heat until the onions are translucent.

2- Add ground beef, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes into the pan and cook until the meat is no longer pink about 10-12 minutes.

3- Stir tomato paste, tomato sauce and sugar into the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook about 25-30 minutes.

4- Meanwhile cook the spaghetti according to the package directions in generously salted water.

5- Place the spaghetti into serving bowls, top with the sauce, olives and herbs.

6- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil!

Enjoy!