My spaghetti sauce recipe - So good the pasta is optional

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes enhance flavor, while crushed tomatoes are budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits, while canola oil is cost-effective.

Brown the spicy sausage in a pan.

Brown the ground beef until cooked through.

Boil the sausages until the water is gone.

Add about 2 tablespoons of oregano to the meat.

Add about 2 tablespoons of basil to the meat.

Add Italian seasoning to the meat and mix together.

Drain the meat and set aside.

In the same pan, add olive oil and salt, then add chopped onions and mushrooms.

Sauté the onions and mushrooms until wilted.

Add chopped green peppers to the pan and let them steam.

Add 2 tablespoons of minced garlic to the pan and sauté carefully to avoid burning.

Add 3 cans of crushed tomatoes to the pan and mix well.

Return the cooked meat to the pan and stir to combine.

Let the sauce simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning, adding more basil or salt if desired.

Remove the casing from the sausages and chop them into large pieces.

Add the chopped sausage back into the sauce.

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