Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

I'm sure everyone that's been cooking for a while has their own favorite way of making spaghetti sauce. I also know there are those like me that fly by the seat of our pants and generally don't use a recipe at all... As soon as I saw this from Eat Cake For Dinner I saved it thinking it sounded like a heavily spiced sauce and it peeked my interest. Decided something simmering on the stove for a few hours would be wonderful on a recent rainy day and chose to make it-glad I did!

The spices get tempered nicely with the spaghetti and sausage,
this whole dish works great together, a crusty bread takes it over the top.

Don't hesitate to give this a try folks!

Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
1 lb Sweet Italian Sausage links with casings removed
1 C onion, chopped
1/2 C green bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tblsp dried oregano
1 Tblsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt-I use 1 tsp
1 1/2 tsp dried basil
1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes in puree
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes

1. Brown sausage in dutch oven, breaking it up as it cooks.
2. Add onion and green pepper and saute for about 5 minutes. 
3. Add garlic and saute for about 30 seconds.
4. Add everything else. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a low simmer, cover and cook for 1 hour.
5. Remove lid and cook for at least 1 more hour (I let mine go for 3 hours total).
6. Serve with anything you like red sauce over!
7. Freezes nicely.

Notes:

• When I went shopping for this I couldn't get a 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes (without basil already added), so I grabbed petite diced tomatoes-worked great!
• Since I was using the diced tomatoes above I used a 14.5 oz can of tomato sauce... no problem.
• The only other thing I would do differently is cut the seasoned salt back to 1 tsp, this is strictly a matter of preference.
• Freezes beautifully!

Have a happy day:@)

I'm joining:
Foodie Friday
On The Menu Monday