What’s a winter meal without a little heat to keep you warm? Spicy Spaghetti stars a sauce bubbling with sweet, savory, herbaceous flavors, made richer and deeper thanks to a long cooking time. Of course, it also has a pleasant spiciness, which leaves you cozy inside and out! Spicy Spaghetti is just the thing for bundling up after a long day in the cold—a heaping bowl of it will nourish you to the core!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 (46-ounce) can tomato juice
- 1 (12-ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (4-ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, plus more to taste
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 pound spaghetti, cooked and hot
Directions
Step 1 –In a dutch oven on the stove-top over medium heat, add the beef and onion.
Step 2 –Sauté until the beef is no longer pink, about 6-8 minutes.
Step 3 –Drain the excess liquid from the dutch oven.
Step 4 –Stir in the tomato juice, tomato paste, mushroom stems and pieces, parsley, garlic salt, dried basil, sugar, dried oregano, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves.
Step 5 –Bring the sauce to a boil.
Step 6 –Reduce the heat to low.
Step 7 –Allow the sauce to simmer uncovered until thickened, sweetened, and richer in flavor, about 2 1/2 hours.
Step 8 –Discard the bay leaves.
Step 9 –Serve over spaghetti.