Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Ingredients

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• 1 pound ground beef (I used 80/20)
• 1 box spaghetti
• 6 garlic cloves minced
• 1 large carrot
• 1 yellow onion
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 28 ounces diced tomatoes

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• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

• Before starting, measure out all of your spices and sugar and set them aside. Open your canned tomatoes and set them aside as well.
• Dice carrot and onion in a food processor.
• In a large pot, start water boiling, then cook spaghetti according to package directions.
• In a small pan, cook carrot and garlic for 5 minutes.
• In a large pan over medium heat, break up the ground beef . Cook until browned and no longer pink. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of grease from the pan.
• Add in the cooked carrot, curshed tomatoes and diced tomatoes . Then stir in the sugar , salt , oregano , parsley , basil , and black pepper .
• Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook on low for about 15 minutes or until the sauce is thickens, stirring intermittently.
• Once finished, taste and add more salt and black pepper (just a litlte at a time) to taste.