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Mom's Spaghetti

A family favorite preserved from the original recipe book.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons parsley
  • 4 onions, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 (8-ounce) cans tomato purée
  • 2 (6-ounce) cans tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound long spaghetti
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 bay leaf

Directions

  1. Brown the ground beef.
  2. Cook the onions and garlic in the butter and oil.
  3. Add the parsley, tomato purée, tomato paste, Worcestershire, bay leaf, and sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Serve over noodles.