Beef and Mushroom Pasta Sauce

This is an easy to prepare mushroom pasta sauce. I usually serve this over spaghetti, but it's just as good over any pasta and equally delicious served over cheese ravioli or rice! This also freezes well.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 cup beef broth
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 pound ground beef sirloin
• 1 (6 ounce) package mushrooms, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in basil, oregano, salt, red pepper flakes, fennel, and black pepper.

Step 2

Pour in diced tomatoes with juice, beef broth, and tomato paste to the saucepan. Mix well. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.