This is my mom's spaghetti recipe and I love it! I hope you do as well :D Thanks Mom!

Ingredients:

- 1 lb of ground beef thawed

- 1 chopped yellow onion

- 1 chopped green pepper

- 1 can of tomato sauce (15oz)

- 1 can of tomato paste (12oz)

- 1 McCormick thick and zesty seasoning mix packet

- 1.5 cups of water

- .5 tbsp sugar

- 1 tbsp minced garlic (4-5 cloves)

- 2 tsp salt

- 2 tsp pepper

- 2 tsp italian seasoning

- 1 box spaghetti

- 1/2 bag of Simek's meatballs thawed

- 1 tbsp olive oil

Serving Size
- 1.5 cups spaghetti
- 1 cup sauce
- 3 meatballs

Serving Nutrition
- 645 Cal
- 82.5g Carbs
- 16.5g fat
- 36.1g protein

Cook the pound of ground beef in a skillet. Takes about 10 minutes on medium heat.

Transfer the cooked ground beef to a big pot on medium-low heat.

Add 1 Can Tomato Sauce (15oz) and stir into the ground beef.

Add the can of tomato paste (12oz) to the pot and mix together.

Add in 1 cup of water to the pot.

Add 1/2 cup of water to the pot.

Add and mix in 1 tbsp of sugar.

Add and mix in 2 tsp of pepper.

Add and stir in 2 tsp of salt.

Add and stir in 2 tsp of Italian seasoning.

Add 1 tbsp to pot and mix together. About 4 or 5 cloves.

Add the seasoning mix packet and stir.

Add 1 tbsp olive oil to skillet over medium heat.

Add the chopped green pepper to the skillet.

Add the chopped onion to the skillet and stir.

Cook the veggies for about 7 minutes and stir occasionally.

Transfer the onions and peppers to the pot.

Cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally.

Add in the 1/2 bag of thawed meatballs to the pot and stir. Simmer for another 40 minutes stirring occasionally.

Boil water for the noodles in another large pot.

Add the box of spaghetti to the boiling water.

Cook the spaghetti in the boiling water for about 11 min.

Strain the noodles and place back in the pot.

Serve up the spaghetti, eat up, and enjoy! I like to have a glass of milk with mine :)

Serving Size
- 1.5 cups spaghetti
- 1 cup sauce
- 3 meatballs

Serving Nutrition
- 645 Cal
- 82.5g Carbs
- 16.5g fat
- 36.1g protein