Last-minute Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• 3 cups canned italian tomatoes, drained
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3/4 cup dry red
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled
• hot pasta, to serve

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in skillet. add onion and garlic. cook, stirring, over medium-low heat until soft. add meat. cook until meat loses it raw color. salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 blend tomatoes and tomato paste in food processor or blender.
• 3 add tomato mixture to meat, along with , red pepper flakes, sugar, basil, oregano, and rosemary. cook, uncovered, over moderately low heat 30 to 45 minutes.
• 4 serve over hot pasta.