Meat Sauce:
Ingredients:
1 box of rotini pasta ( I use whole wheat or whole grain)
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
1 red pepper, cut into strips
ground beef
1 can of diced tomatoes
1 small can of tomato sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup of sugar
Directions:
Prepare pasta as directed on box. While the pasta cooked, fry up the onions and garlic in a pan. Once golden add the strips of pepper. Cook until soft and tender. Then add the beef and brown until no longer red. Once that has cooked add the can of diced tomatoes and the tomato sauce, the ketchup, the sugar and spice with: salt, pepper, paprika, garlic and oregano. (I sprinkles in about 2 teaspoons each and taste to see if more is needed) Let it simmer for about 5 minutes then combine with pasta.
~ Recipe submitted by Nina Safar
