Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

Course :	Pasta
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	6

Ingredients:

1/4	cup	olive oil
1 1/2	pounds	ground beef
1/2	cup	onion -- finely chopped
2	cloves	garlic
24	ounces	tomato sauce
4	ounces	mushroom stems/pieces
1/2	cup	green pepper -- finely chopped
1/4	cup	snipped parsley
2 1/2	teaspoons	salt
1/2	teaspoon	ground pepper
1/4	teaspoon	sugar
1/8	teaspoon	dried basil leaves
1/8	teaspoon	ground oregano
1	cup	dry red wine
16	ounces	spaghetti -- uncooked
1	cup	grated parmesan cheese

Preparation:

Heat oil in Dutch oven. Cook and stir beef, onion and garlic in hot oil until beef is light brown; drain off fat. Stir in tomato sauce, mushrooms (with liquid), green pepper, parsley, salt, pepper, sugar, basil and oregano. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 1 hour. Stir in wine. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes longer. While sauce is simmering, cook spaghetti as directed on package; drain but do not rinse. Pour meat sauce over hot spaghetti. Servewith cheese.