Sausage Spaghetti

Spaghetti is such a quick and easy go to. Today was a perfect spaghetti day because of my work schedule. This recipe has alot of flavor to it, you can add or take away what ever you want to suit what you like or what you have in the kitchen.

You can use either ground beef or sausage for this. I like to use sausage because it add a lot more flavor to it.

What you need
2 lbs ground beef or italian sausage (casing removed)
1 box spaghetti
1 large onion, chopped
1 whole garlic bulb, each clove crushed then grated to a pulp (less to taste, i love garlic)
2 6-oz can tomato paste
2 8-oz can tomato sauce
2 can sliced stewed tomatoes
1 cup water (more if sauce is too thick for you liking)
2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
dash of salt and pepper (about 1-2 tbs each)
a palm full of fresh basil and parsley cut or chopped.

Optional additions to add to sauce before simmering
1 sliced zuchini
1 sliced summer squash
1 can sliced mushrooms or 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms
1 chopped celery rib
1 chopped green pepper
1 small eggplant, cubed

Brown sausage or beef in a large pot with olive oil (you will be making the sauce in this pot) break up the sausage as you brown it. Be careful not to burn it, sausage can burn easily and will get very hard or tough. Cook until no longer pink.
Add chopped onion and cook for about 5 mins. Add garlic, water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and canned tomatoes, crushed red peppers, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for at least 1 hour, a longer simmer will result in a better sauce so i simmer for about 2 to 3 hours on a low heat. Stir frequently to avoid sticking and burning.
Boil water and cook past to directions on package. Drain noodles and spoon sauce over plated noodles and enjoy.

Again i must stress i love garlic and i can never have too much so the amount of garlic in this may be a bit too much for you so feel free to reduce it to about 4 cloves. As for me, even with one whole garlic i was still wanting more. I can eat a clove of garlic like a piece of candy and an onion like an apple, so do not be afraid to reduce those ingredients.