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Spicy Spaghetti

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Time: 3 hours

Yield: 6 servings

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What's a winter meal without a little heat to keep you warm? Spicy Spaghetti stars a sauce bubbling with sweet, savory, herbaceous flavors, made richer and deeper thanks to a long cooking time. Of course, it also has a pleasant spiciness, which leaves you cozy inside and out! Spicy Spaghetti is just the thing for bundling up after a long day in the cold—a heaping bowl of it will nourish you to the core!

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 (46-ounce) can tomato juice
  • 1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste
  • 1 (4-ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic salt
  • 1 tablespoon dried basil
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, plus more to taste
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 pound spaghetti, cooked and hot

Directions

Step 1 -In a dutch oven on the stove-top over medium heat, add the beef and onion.

Step 2 -Sauté until the beef is no longer pink, about 6-8 minutes.

Step 3 -Drain the excess liquid from the dutch oven.

Step 4 -Stir in the tomato juice, tomato paste, mushroom stems and pieces, parsley, garlic salt, dried basil, sugar, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves.

Step 5 -Bring the sauce to a boil.

Step 6 -Reduce the heat to low.

Step 7 -Allow the sauce to simmer uncovered until thickened, sweetened, and richer in flavor, about 2 1/2 hours.

Step 8 -Discard the bay leaves.

Step 9 -Serve over spaghetti.

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