Description
Sometimes you need something easy and fast. This Easy Spaghetti Meat Sauce starts off with canned spaghetti sauce but elevates it with a few simple ingredients.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 jars (24 oz each) jarred spaghetti sauce (36 oz total)
- 2–4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 lb dry spaghetti
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook the beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up as it cooks. When the beef is halfway cooked, add the onion and continue to cook until the beef is cooked through and the onion is softened. Add the spaghetti sauce and the sugar and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt generously. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.
- Stir the pasta into the sauce. Serve topped with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Recipe Notes:
adapted from The Reluctant Entertainer
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should only be used as a general guideline.
Nutrition
- Calories: 516
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 898 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 87 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg
Keywords: spaghetti meat sauce