Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Chunky Spaghetti Sauce

1/4-1/2 lb hamburger or sausage
1 small yellow onion
4-5 cloves garlic
1 bell pepper, whatever color you like (red gives it a nice sweetness), diced small
1 small zuchini chopped into chunks
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of stewed tomatoes, crushed or diced are best
1/2 tsp or so of crushed red pepper flakes (more if you like it spicy, less if you don't)
About 10 fresh basil leaves
Dash of salt
2 tbsp or so of lemon juice

Brown the hamburger
Drain fat and then add onion and garlic
Saute for a few minutes, and then add vegetables.
Add tomato sauce and tomatoes, then pepper flakes, basil leaves, and salt.
Bring it to a simmer and let some of the liquid evaporate, until it's a consistency you like.
Add lemon juice just before you serve it.
this covers about 4 servings of pasts.

2 comments:

VickieG said...

Sounds good and this is the perfect season to try this recipe.

Jenni said...

This was delicious! Jake and I ate it for dinner tonight and loved the spicy, sweet sauce! I especially love chunky sauce! We even set of the fire detector while cooking it! haha! Thanks Carolyn!