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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large skillet cook the meat, onion, green pepper and garlic until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. | 2. Drain off fat. | 3. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, oregano, salt, basil, thyme and bay leaf. | 4. Stir in water. | 5. Pour into large pot (one that is wider than it is tall). Bring to boiling; reduce heat. | 6. Simmer, uncovered, for l½ to 2 hours or till sauce is of desired consistency, stirring occasionally, the thicker the better. | 7. Add lemon juice during last 5 minutes of simmering. | 8. Remove bay leaf. | 9. Serve over hot cooked pasta. | 10. Pass grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. | 11. Makes 6 servings. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	2	lbs	ground	1796.2279	0.0	176.1755	115.4848
white onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
green pepper	1		chopped	29.8	6.9136	1.2814	0.2533
garlic clove	2 -3		minced	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato	3	cans	diced	120.6297	26.0694	5.8975	1.3403
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
brown sugar	2	teaspoons		22.8	5.8854	0.0072	0.0
oregano	1 1/2	teaspoons	crushed	3.975	1.0338	0.135	0.0642
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
basil	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.1016	0.0117	0.0139	0.0028
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
spaghetti			cooked	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.