Chunky Pasta Sauce with Beef

Recipe: Chunky Pasta Sauce with Beef 

2 teaspoons olive, canola, or vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced or chopped
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 pound ground beef (can sub ground turkey)

Two 28-ounce cans diced tomatoes, including the liquid
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
Shaved or grated Parmesan cheese

Put the skillet on the stove and turn the heat to medium-low. When the skillet is hot,   add the oil. Add the onion, garlic, basil, and oregano and cook until the onion is golden, about 10 minutes.

Add the ground beef and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until it is no longer raw, about 10 minutes.

 Add the tomatoes and cook until it starts to come together, about 1 hour.  Mash down if you want to make it less chunky. 

Serve right away or cool, cover and refrigerate up to 3 days.

 

After eating with spaghetti several times I sliced up
zucchini and used it instead. Much lighter. 

Zucchini spaghetti.