spaghetti sauce with a "surprise"

Name: Spaghetti sauce with a "Surprise"
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) ground angus beef, or sirloin; - chopped onion; - chopped yellow bell pepper; 1 1/2 slice(s) bacon, uncooked; diced; 1 can(s) mushrooms; 26 ounce(s) hunts garlic and herb spaghetti sauce-or your fav; 2 large handfuls of parmesan or romano cheese; - mccormicks salad supreme; - onion powder; - garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon(s) better than bouillon- beef flavor; 1/2 teaspoon(s) italian seasoning; 1 - chopped green chili, seeds removed; - feel free to add or delete whatever seasonings you wish.

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Angie Robinson

Findlay, OH

Updated on Jul 4, 2011

It may sound strange-but I added some bacon to my sauce.I felt like switching up the taste of regular spaghetti sauce with ground meat in it. We loved it. The smokey flavor really enhanced it. I had my first green chili come up in my garden so I de-seeded and added that also.I have used banana peppers in my sauce also-so that may be good in place of the green chili.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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Ingredients

1 pound ground angus beef, or sirloin
- chopped onion
- chopped yellow bell pepper
1 1/2 slices bacon, uncooked; diced
1 can mushrooms
26 ounces hunts garlic and herb spaghetti sauce-or your fav
2 large handfuls of parmesan or romano cheese
- mccormicks salad supreme
- onion powder
- garlic, minced
1 teaspoon better than bouillon- beef flavor
1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
1 - chopped green chili, seeds removed
- feel free to add or delete whatever seasonings you wish.

How To Make spaghetti sauce with a "surprise"

Step 1

Brown the beef, onions and pepper together. cook and stir for about 5 min. Add some minced garlic and the green chili if desired. Cook for about 2 more min. Drain off the grease, set aside the meat.

Step 2

In the same pot, cook the bacon until crisp. Do not drain-you want a bit of the bacon grease for flavor. Add the drained meat back to the pot.
Step 3

Add the sauce to pan-add some water to the can to get all the sauce and pour that in also; and seasonings and mushrooms. Cook on med-high for a few min. When it starts to bubble turn down to low. Cover and simmer for at least 1/2 hour to an hour. During the last 5 or 10 min. add a big handful of parm or romano and stir.
Step 4

Meanwhile boil some pasta. Add a bit of butter and toss. Add some parm or romano to taste. (This is how I did it-feel free to leave pasta naked:)
Step 5

Serve the sauce over pasta. Add more parm if you wish-I did. We ate this with warm crescent rolls. Enjoy.
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