Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

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When I went off of sugar I started noticing labels more and saw that store-bought spaghetti sauce had sugar in it. Even the powdered spaghetti sauce mixes listed sugar as one of the first ingredients. So, I've played around with making a spaghetti sauce that my kids like that does not have sugar in it. The following recipe is what I use as a sauce for spaghetti, lasagna, and skillet lasagna.

1 lb. lean ground beef (or other ground meat)
1/2 c. chopped onion (leave this out if your kids don't like onion -- replace with 1/4 tsp. of onion powder or onion salt)
2 cloves garlic, minced (again, if your kids don't like fresh garlic, replace with 1/2 tsp. of garlic powder)
1 6 oz. can tomato paste
1 1/2 cup water
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce (I sometimes add 2 cans to stretch it more)
1 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. salt

Brown hamburger in a large skillet with onions and garlic (if using). Drain. Add the tomato paste and water, then stir in the tomato sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Serve over your favorite whole grain pasta.
If you want to make a lasagna skillet meal, add about 1/2 cup more water and stir in about 2 cups of uncooked broken-up lasagna noodles (or bow-tie noodles work well) after bringing it to a boil and stir occasionally. Cover while it is simmering. After the noodles are tender, stir in a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and heat until it is melted. This is one of my kids' favorite meals.
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