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Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Source of Recipe


Better Homes & Gardens






List of Ingredients



• 1 lb. ground beef
  
• 2 28-oz. cans tomatoes
  
• 2 medium onions, quartered
  
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
  
• 1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste
  
• 2 Tbsp snipped parsley
  
• 1 bay leaf
  
• 1 Tbsp sugar
  
• 1 tsp dried basil, crushed
  
• 3/4 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano, crushed
  
• Dash pepper
  
• 2 Tbsp cold water
  
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  
• Hot cooked spaghetti
  
• Grated Parmesan cheese
  






Instructions



1. In skillet, brown the ground beef; drain off excess fat. Transfer meat to crockpot.
   
   
2. Place 1 can of *undrained* tomatoes into blender container. Add the onion and garlic. Cover and blend until chopped. Stir into the meat in the crockpot. Cut up the tomatoes in the remaining can, but do not drain. Stir into meat mixture along with tomato paste, parsley, bay leaf, sugar, basil, salt, oregano, and pepper. Mix well.
   
   
3. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours. To serve, turn to HIGH. Remove bay leaf. Cover and heat for 10 minutes or until bubbly. Blend cold water slowly into cornstarch; stir into tomato mixture. Cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
   
   
4. Spoon sauce over the hot cooked spaghetti. Pass the Parmesan cheese to sprinkle atop.
   
   Makes 8 servings.