Ground Beef Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 2 tomatoes (diced)
• 1 onion (minced)
• 1 carrot (minced)
• 2 stalks celery (minced)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 teaspoon minced garlic clove
• 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 6 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (berbere) or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 4 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1 cup water (or more)
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a medium pot, mix the meat, onion, garlic and in a lower heat sauté for 5 minutes.
• 2 to the cooking meat, add the celery, fresh tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, chili powder (berbere) or crushed pepper, paprika, carrot; stir well for 5 minutes in a lower heat.
• 3 add to the sauce, water, bay leaves and basil; cook the sauce for 20 minutes or until simmers.
• 4 add black pepper and salt; mix well; remove from heat.
• 5 serve it warm with pasta or rice. keep it in fridge.