What's for Dinner?

This is an easy recipe for a weeknight. It's a light pasta sauce with yummy veggies. Serve with garlic bread and you're done! Makes 8 servings.

Ingredients

12 ounces spaghetti
1 pound lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 cup water
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste

Directions

In a large skillet cook ground beef. Drain excess grease.
In a separate pan saute the onion, garlic, and green bell pepper in olive oil until tender. Add the cooked ground beef, tomatoes, water, Italian seasoning, and ground black pepper. Add salt, if desire. Simmer for an hour.
As simmering time nears, in a large pot cook spaghetti until al dente. Drain.
In a large bowl, toss drained spaghetti with tomato paste. Add cooked sauce; mix well.
Serve warm.