Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

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!

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