Carne Spaghetti Sauce

This homemade sauce is prepared with plenty of ground beef. The addition of bell pepper, garlic, mushroom, onion and tomato make this a special sauce.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced or diced
• 1 red or yellow pepper, diced
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup Cabernet wine or to taste
• 1 family size bottle spaghetti sauce
• 1 large can diced tomatoes
• 1 can tomato soup
• 1/2-1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Break up ground beef and cook in a skillet on medium high heat with Italian seasonings, salt and pepper. When meat is nearly finished, stir in onions, mushrooms, peppers and garlic. Continue cooking until meat is done and vegetables are tender. Transfer meat mixture to a large pot, draining beef if needed. Pour spaghetti sauce into pot. Pour wine into spaghetti sauce jar and shake to get all sauce and pour into pot. Add tomatoes, tomato soup and Parmesan cheese. Stir until completely blended. Allow to cook several hours before serving. Serve over pasta that was cooked in salted garlic water. For thinner sauce, mix in 1 cup chicken or beef stock.

Number of Servings: 10-12