miss pat's spaghetti

How To Make miss pat's spaghetti

• Step 1
  Chop onion and green pepper, heat a small amount of oil in a skillet and add chopped onion and green pepper, saute until onion turns clear. Add Garlic powder and stir thoroughly.
• Step 2
  Add Ground Beef (you can substitute ground turkey if you desire. Stir until completely mixed with onions, peppers and garlic powder. Cook until meat is browned.
• Step 3
  Drain off any grease, add to meat mixture, chili powder and ketchup mixing thoroughly. Add one half of the tomato juice, turn heat down and let simmer. Stirring often.
• Step 4
  In Dutch oven or similar pan cook box of spaghetti according to directions. Drain put back in pan.
• Step 5
  Take meat mixture and mix with spaghetti, add remaining tomato juice, stir to mix.
• Step 6
  Bring mixture to a light boil, remove pan from heat and cover with lid. Let set for a couple of hours, mixture will absorb the extra juice. (Note- spaghetti will not be soupy more juice can be added if desired when reheating) The longer this sets the better it actually tastes.
• Step 7
  To reheat, set oven to 250 for long slow reheat or 300 for a little quicker reheat time. Put spaghetti mixture into baking dish, cover with foil and pop in oven for 15-30 minutes. You can also reheat in microwave on individual plates or in casserole dish.
• Step 8
  Chop or grate your favorite cheese on it for extra flavor.
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