Simmons's Spaghetti Sauce

When Will and I got married, he said that the one recipe, I had to get from his mom was her spaghetti sauce. When I approached my mother-in-law, she said that my father-in-law had told her the same thing. This is the recipe his mom gave her. Kinda cool! This has been passed down from mother-in-law to daughter-in-law for a few generations.

SAUCE
- 2 large cans tomato sauce
- 3 large cans water (I use only 1 can and then add as needed.)
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 1 pkg spaghetti sauce mix (like, McCormick's Zesty Italian Mix)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp butter

BEEF
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- green pepper (optional)

 Mix all ingredients together. Bring to a boil. Add to ground beef and simmer as long as you have time. The longer the simmer, the yummier the sauce. This is a wonderful recipe to put in the crockpot for as long as you need. My personal touch is to put a jalapeno in to simmer for a while.

Also a common occurrence at this house is to have a medley of roasted vegetables, rather than a salad, on the side.  Yum!