Spicy Ketchup Meat Sauce Pasta

Yields5 ServingsTotal Time45 mins

Ingredients

For spicy meat sauce

1 lb minced beef (80/20)

1 large large yellow onion

3 cloves garlic

1 tbsp olive oil

3.50 fresh Thai chili peppers (reduce for less heat)

1 tbsp dried oregano

1 tbsp dried thyme

1 medium fresh tomato (optional)

8 white button mushrooms

1 cup ketchup (preferably Heinz)

1 ½ tsp white granulated sugar

1 ½ tsp soy sauce

1 tsp black pepper

½ cup of pasta water

1 tbsp unsalted butter

For pasta

4 servings of your preferred pasta

Water (amount instructed on pasta packaging)

1 tsp salt

Directions

For meat sauce

Mince onion, garlic, and fresh Thai chili, and set aside.

Dice tomatoes, slice mushrooms, and set aside.

Place your pan on the stove over medium-high heat and add olive oil.
Allow the pan to heat up for 1-2 minutes before adding minced beef.

Stir fry until beef is fully cooked, then add minced onion, garlic, and chili.
Saute until onions are soft and translucent (2-3 min), then stir in oregano and thyme

Add diced tomato and sliced mushrooms, and saute until tomato is fully cooked down.

Stir in ketchup, sugar, soy sauce, and black pepper and mix over medium heat until smooth.
Turn off the heat and let sauce sit in the pan.

For pasta

Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat and add salt.

Place pasta in boiling water and stir.

Follow cooking time as directed on the pasta box.
Drain cooked pasta, but set aside ¼ cup of pasta water.

Final Steps

Transfer cooked pasta and pasta water into the pan with pasta sauce.

Stir in butter and mix well over medium-low heat.

Serve with grated parmesan (optional), and enjoy!

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