Lisa's Spaghetti Sauce

It's the end of the month and the grocery budget is spent, so that means I have to make meals out of what we have on hand. That's when Lisa's Spaghetti Sauce came to mind and I started having a craving...and started cooking!

"Who's Lisa" you ask?  When I was single I moved around a lot.  I didn't make enough money to live on my own and so I lived with several different families and individuals.  In fact, at one point I had moved 12 times in a year and a half.  I got so good at moving that I could literally pack my belongings, move and unpack all in one day.

Dave and Lisa Oschner opened their home to me during that time and allowed me to rent the little studio apartment they had above their garage for a few months.  It was a GREAT little place....one of the favorites on my list!  During my time there I spent a lot of time with Lisa and the kids and Lisa made the best spaghetti sauce I had ever tasted!  I begged a little and she gave me her recipe (I didn't really beg, but it sounds good for the sake of the story).  So, now I shall share the goodness with you!

I made a few modifications to this recipe to work with what I had on hand.  For example, I didn't have any tomato paste but I did have stewed tomatoes that my mom cooked up earlier this week so I used those instead.  I also used Jimmy Dean pork sausage instead of Italian sausage...and it still tastes GREAT!  So here you go:

Lisa's Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:

1lb Ground Beef

1/2 lb Italian Sausage

1 Medium Onion, chopped
1-2 Bell Peppers, chopped
3 Cloves Garlic, chopped
1 1/2 Jalapeño Peppers, chopped
2 cans Tomato Paste
2 cans Water (using tomato paste can)
1 can Tomato Sauce
4 Tbl Sugar


Directions:
Brown the meat.  
In a separate pan saute the onion, garlic, jalapeños, and bell peppers until onions are opaque.     Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, sugar and meat.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for a 2-3 hours.