Mom's Best Healthy Meat Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 -1 1/2 lb lean ground beef or 1 -1 1/2 lb ground turkey
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
• 1 (6 ounce) package sliced mushrooms
• 2 garlic cloves, minced (can also use garlic powder)
• 1 (26 ounce) jar pasta sauce (i like classico tomato & basil)
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce (i prefer heinz)

Recipe

• 1 in a large saute pan with cover, brown meat in olive oil over med-high heat; drain any fat or juices that have accumulated in pan.
• 2 add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic.
• 3 saute with meat until onions start to become translucent and veggies are becoming slightly tender (approx. 5 minutes).
• 4 add whole jar pasta sauce& whole bottle of chili sauce to pan.
• 5 stir to combine all ingredients.
• 6 bring to low boil, then cover& turn down heat so that sauce is simmering (normally low to med-low heat).
• 7 simmer for approximately.
• 8 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
• 9 if sauce has too much liquid, simply remove cover and simmer until the desired amount of liquid has cooked off.
• 10 serve over hot cooked spaghetti with sprinkling of parmesan cheese, garlic bread, and green salad.