Filipino Bolognese Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs 90% lean ground beef
• 1 green pepper, chopped into small pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (26 ounce) jar of store-bought spaghetti sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon wine
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• dried basil
• dried thyme
• dried oregano
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes (optional)
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped mushrooms (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute onion and green pepper in olive oil until semi-soft. add ground beef and saute until browned.
• 2 add spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and crushed tomatoes or mushrooms.
• 3 salt & pepper as desired. add 4 shakes of each dried spice. cover and simmer for 45 minutes.