BEEF AND MUSHROOM PASTA SAUCE

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This is an easy to prepare mushroom pasta sauce. I usually serve this over spaghetti, but it's just as good over any pasta and equally delicious served over cheese ravioli or rice! This also freezes well.

Provided by DHANO923

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef sirloin
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 (6 ounce) package mushrooms, chopped
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon fennel seeds
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 cup beef broth
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Steps:

Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion, and garlic. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in basil, oregano, salt, red pepper flakes, fennel, and black pepper.
Pour in diced tomatoes with juice, beef broth, and tomato paste to the saucepan. Mix well. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.4 calories, Carbohydrate 14.1 g, Cholesterol 45.4 mg, Fat 11.4 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 16.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.4 g, Sodium 786.5 mg, Sugar 8 g