Spaghetti Sauce Time!

One of my favorite and easiest dishes to make is spaghetti meat sauce.  It lasts us 3-4 days and is so nice to not think about cooking for a while.  :)  I'll make it short and sweet so here are the details:

-2 lb of ground beef
-1 oz can of tomato paste
-2 cans of tomato sauce
-1 green pepper cut
-1-2 tomatoes cut
-1 onion cut
-Salt to taste
-Italian seasoning and Oregano
-Olive oil for the skillet

You will need a large skillet.  I got mine at Kohl's considering it was the one thing I forgot to register for!  We LOVE it.  I know most pans are non-stick now, but I got a 15" Farberware non-stick skillet and it is seriously non-stick.  It's the easiest thing for us {read: my husband} to clean after such a messy dish like spaghetti sauce.  It was actually one of the cheaper ones, too.

Once you have all of the ingredients, cook your ground beef in the skillet in some olive oil until the beef is cooked thoroughly.  Today, mine was frozen so it took a while longer.  Once cooked, drain the olive oil/juices.  Then, pour in cans of tomato sauce and tomato paste.  Stir together.  Cut green pepper, tomato, and onion then add to skillet.  Mix together.  Add in salt, Italian seasoning, and oregano (I add quite a bit of seasoning but not that much salt...this is going to have to be all about your taste.  Start with 1 tsp. each if you don't know where to begin).  Let simmer on medium-low heat for 20-30 minutes.

This recipe freezes well, but we just keep it in a tubberware and enjoy for the next few days!