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Creole Spaghetti

Ingredients

  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 lb. ground beef *See Note below
  • 1 4 oz. can tomato paste
  • 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1/2 t, pepper
  • 2 T. chili powder
  • 1 t. Italian seasoning
  • 1 t. dried oregano
  • 1/4 t. ground cloves
  • 1/2 t. curry powder
  • 1/4 t. dried marjoram
  • 1 lb. vermicelli or thin spaghetti, cooked al dente

Instructions

  • In a Dutch oven or deep skillet, sauté onion in the olive oil until translucent.  Add the garlic and ground beef and cook until beef is no longer pink.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients except noodles. Stir well, turn the heat to medium low and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the cooked noodles to the pot and toss until thoroughly combined and evenly hot.
  • Serve with parmesan cheese and garlic bread.

Notes

* I find I'm rarely buying 1 lb. of ground beef anymore.  Instead it's usually packaged at 1.25 lbs. or so.  I check the weight on the package and adjust all the herbs and spices upward accordingly.  So mostly I'm using heaping measures of everything.