mom s quick pasta sauce

Noodles & Pasta

Mom s Quick Pasta Sauce

Drescription

A simple, flavorful tomato sauce made with fresh ingredients. Perfect for quick weeknight pasta dishes.

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 1/3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 cup water
1/4 tablespoon dried basil 1/8 teaspoon garlic, minced 2 teaspoons dried oregano salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Directions

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.
Simmer until heated through.

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