Spaghetti With Beef & Tomato Sauce
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Recipe: #26448
July 08, 2017
Categories: Dinner, Main Dish, Beef, Ground Beef, Pasta, Spaghetti, Italian, Budget-Friendly, Sunday Dinner, Stove Top, Wine, Canned Tomatoes more
"This recipe has many optional ingredients. Anise seed and cardamom aren't to everyone's taste and I have usually omitted them."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (432.7 g)
- Calories 547.2
- Total Fat - 12.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.5 g
- Cholesterol - 59.1 mg
- Sodium - 537.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 80.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 12.8 g
- Sugars - 7.3 g
- Protein - 29 g
- Calcium - 55.9 mg
- Iron - 4 mg
- Vitamin C - 47.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step 1
In large deep skillet or broad-based saucepan, lightly brown beef, crumbling it into very small bits.
Step 2
Remove meat with a slotted utensil to a plate lined with paper towel. Clean grease from pan.
Step 3
Heat oil briefly in the same pan, add onion and garlic and sauté until just translucent, about 2 minutes.
Step 4
Add celery, sweet pepper, and mushrooms if desired and sauté, stirring, for another minute.
Step 5
Add tomatoes with their liquid, breaking them up.
Step 6
Add tomato paste, sugar, and seasonings with reserved meat.
Step 7
Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes - 1 hour. or until sauce reaches desired thickness.
Step 8
Serve over hot cooked pasta.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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