This Spaghetti with Meat Sauce is a family favourite. Lean ground beef is combined with garlic, onion and tomatoes and seasoned with oregano, basil, bay leaf and cayenne.
The family rule, is that if you get the bay leaf in your serving, you are in charge of clean-up!
I always made fresh pasta to serve with this, but now that fresh pasta is available at the grocery store, I usually purchase it. In boiling salted water, it cooks in about 4 – 5 minutes.
I serve the spaghetti with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, fresh basil (chopped) and a nice green salad.
Enjoy!
Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 Lb. or .48 kg lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion (minced)
- 2 Cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 Tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 Tsp paprika
- 1/4 Tsp cayenne
- 1 Tsp dried parsley
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Tsp salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 2 - 3 19 oz tins of diced tomatoes (when tomatoes are in season, always substitute fresh tomatoes)
- 1 cup cremini mushrooms, sliced (white would do, but I prefer the flavour of the cremini)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Directions