Ingredients:
1/2 lb ground beef
1 large onion, diced
3 15 oz cans Italian style stewed tomatoes
1 heaping Tablespoon flour
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1-2 teaspoons basil
1-2 teaspoons oregano
1-2 teaspoons chili powder (I never measure the spices - I just kind of eyeball and shake)
Directions:
In a large saucepan, Brown the ground beef and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Add one can tomatoes, undrained. Stir flour in corner until pasty (this is to avoid lumps). Blend remaining two cans tomatoes until smooth. Add blended tomato "juice" and tomato sauce to pot. Season with basil, oregano and chili powder. Simmer for a while. Serve over hot spaghetti noodles, with plenty of cheese on top.
Notes:
Oh yum! This is one of my favorite homey comfort foods ever. It was my favorite growing up (according to my Dr. Suess's Book About Me entry (seen below)) and I am thrilled to find out that I can make it taste like my mom's, even when I don't use her home-bottled tomatoes and tomato juice. We always ate it with green beans growing up (which was not my fave, also seen below), but the garlic bread (I should definitely post that recipe, huh?) certainly made up for those. This freezes great, too. If you have so many leftovers you don't know what to do.
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