Simple Spaghetti Sauce

Periodically we try different spaghetti sauce recipes but here is our most recent iteration and it is what I think of as classic:

SImple Spaghetti Sauce

1 large sweet onion, chopped

1 large red bell pepper, chopped

1 medium green bell pepper, chopped

3 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 lb. ground beef

1 14-oz. can diced tomatoes

1 8-oz.can tomato sauce

1 6-oz. can tomato paste

1 cup water

Sauté onion and peppers in oil until beginning to get tender, add garlic and stir until fragrant.  Remove from pan and set aside.

Brown beef, breaking apart as it cooks.  Drain.  Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, stir to combine add as much water as needed.  I usually fill the tomato sauce can with water. 

Add vegetables back to pot and simmer until tender, 30-45 minutes.  Check seasonings and serve.  We enjoy this over zoodles.  4-6 servings.

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