Mom's Quick Pasta Sauce

This is my mom's incredible (well, to everyone that's tried it) spaghetti sauce that I use for most of my Italian-style dishes. Add herbs and extra water as you prefer or to suit the occasion. Serve over your favorite pasta, or use as a lasagna sauce.

• Calories: 262 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• salt to taste
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• ¼ tablespoon dried basil
• 1 ⅓ (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• ⅛ teaspoon garlic, minced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large skillet cook ground beef. Mix in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, onion soup mix, water, basil, garlic, oregano, salt, and ground black pepper.n

Step 2

Simmer until heated through.n