Yummy Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Spaghetti and meat sauce is an easy dinner but very filling and most importantly, a time saver. On average, it take thirty minutes to cook spaghetti. This spaghetti was made completely from scratch, including the sauce. Sauce is very easy to make. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1 lb. spaghetti noodles

1 lb. ground beef (or turkey if you're want a leaner meat)

1/4 green pepper,chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 tomato

2 15 oz cans of tomato sauce

1 6 oz can of tomato paste (optional, for thickness)

garlic powder

salt

pepper

onion powder

Boil salted water in a pot. To salt water, put a sprinkle of salt in the pot of water. When the water has come to a rolling boil, add the spaghetti noodles. Cook for six or seven minutes or until noodles are al dente. Remove from pot and place in colander. Rinse noodles with some water to get rid of the starchiness.  Set aside.

Put a 1/2 teaspoon of oil in a pan or just enough to coat the pan. Add the meat and cook until brown. While meat is browning, put 1/2 teaspoon of oil in another pan and sautee onions, garlic, tomatoes, and green pepper until onions are soft. Add tomato sauce. Stir frequently, then stir in meat. Season with garlic powder, onion, salt and pepper to taste. Lastly, combine the sauce and noodles and mix well.