Preparation time | 5 min |
Cooking Time | 35 min |
Ready In | 40 min |
Level of Difficulty | Easy |
Servings | 4 |
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat a large pan on medium high heat, add the oil then the onion.
- Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently, then add the garlic and red pepper flakes and stir.
- Add the ground beef, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.
- Cook the beef until brown, breaking up into small chunks.
- Add the linguica and cook for 1 minute, using a spatula to break up the chunks.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes and beef broth.
- Add the sugar and bay leaf.
- Stir and allow it to come to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to medium low and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring a couple of times during this period.
- While sauce simmers, cook spaghetti according to package direction.
- Drain the spaghetti and serve the sauce over the pasta, garnished with chopped basil.
*Ground linguica is precooked sausage. If you are substituting with an uncooked sausage, add it to the skillet at the same time as the ground beef.
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