Savory Meat Sauce

Sometimes, I crave a hearty, comforting and fulfilling meal.  What better way to meet all of these than with a delicious pasta.  This meat sauce is savory, full of flavor and has a bit of kick to it because well, I like to spice everything up! If you don't want spicy, tone down of totally omit the use of the pepper flakes.  The longer this sauce simmers, the more the flavors will develop and marry together.  Serve over your favorite pasta variety and this can stand on it's own or pair nicely with a green salad.  Happy Eating!

Savory Meat Sauce
Makes 6 servings
Time 1 1/2 hours

Ingredients:
1 medium white or yellow onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 lb ground sirloin
2 1/2 tsp dried basil (or 1/3 cup fresh chopped)
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 15 oz can diced tomatoes with onion and garlic
28 oz can tomato sauce

Directions:
Heat sauce pot over medium-high heat.  Add onion and garlic and cook until soft.  Add beef and cook until no longer pink.

Stir in remaining ingredients mixing together until sauce is bubbling. Turn heat down to low, cover and simmer for an hour, stirring occasionally.

While sauce cooks, cook pasta.  Serve sauce over pasta and sprinkle with cheese - voila!

P.S. I only took a picture of the sauce, not the whole plate... I was hungry!