Spaghetti Sauce

After watching someone make homemade marinara sauce on a cooking show, I knew that it was something that I wanted to try.  There are several different ways to make the sauce, but I took a rather simple approach.  First I minced 1-2 cloves of garlic and cooked it in a skillet with a handful of chopped onions and some oil.  I cooked it until the onions and garlic were tender. Next I added two cans of diced tomatoes and a can of tomato sauce. 

 

Keeping the heat on low, I stirred the tomatoes, in with some seasoning.  I used Italian seasoning, salt, parsley, and about 4 pinches of sugar.  I then added some Parmesan cheese, and continued to stir everything while it simmered.  

 

The sauce takes a long time to cook, otherwise the sauce will continue to taste bitter.  While the sauce is cooking, I browned some ground beef and added it to the sauce.

 

After cooking for about an hour, the sauce was tasty and ready to eat on any type of pasta. Enjoy!