GROCERY LIST:

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/3 cup yellow onion (diced)
• 1/2 green pepper (diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• Salt and pepper (to taste if needed)
• Crushed Red pepper flakes (to taste)
• 28oz Whole San Marzano tomatoes
• 8 oz can Muir Glen tomato sauce
• A few leaves of fresh basil (whole)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 3/4 tsp fine sea salt (more/less to taste)
• 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper (more/less to taste)
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb mild Italian sausage
• Freshly grated Parmesan
• Spaghetti Noodles

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Add butter and olive oil to a pot on medium heat and combine
• Sauté Green Pepper,  and half the onion & garlic
• Add ground beef, mild Italian sausage
  • Cook until brown, strain and set aside
• Sauté remaning onion and garlic with olive oil
• When the onions start to turn and the garlic becomes fragrant, add crushed red pepper flakes to taste and cook for an additional minute
• Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil leaves, and all seasonings
• Simmer for 10 minutes. Break down tomatoes. 
• Add meat and 8oz tomato sauce to the sauce
• Incorporate the meat to the sauce, then simmer for at least 20 minutes. The longer the better.
• Remove basil leaves (if whole), then serve over spaghetti noodles with freshly grated Parmesan.