Nearly World Famous One Pot Spaghetti

This is one of my favorite go to weeknight dinner recipes.  From start to finish you're cooking for less than an hour.  Thats perfect for busy families on the go.  Not only is it quick and easy, but you will have leftovers for lunch or dinner the next day.  If I was to guess this could easily feed 8 average adults.  This is another step by step recipe because things can get lost in translation with this one.

Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef (we used turkey this go round)
1 pound smoked pork sausage, chopped
1 pound button mushrooms, sliced
1 large yellow onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
12 ounces tomato paste
1 32 ounce box beef broth
16 ounces spaghetti noodles
4 cups water


In a large dutch oven over medium high heat, brown the meat and sausage for about 5 min.  Add chopped onion and mushroom and cook another 5 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more.  Don't cook too long or the garlic will burn and become bitter.

Next add the oregano, basil, red pepper flakes and tomato paste.  Stir to combine.  The tomato paste will act as a binder and will hold everything together.

Add the beef broth and water. Bring to a boil.  Break the spaghetti noodles in half and add.   Stir while adding to make sure they don't stick together.  

Reduce heat and simmer on low UNCOVERED for 20 to 30 minutes until the spaghetti noodles are cooked.  Don't worry it will look soupy at first but it will thicken up as the noodles cook.

Top with parmesan cheese, pour your favorite glass of red wine and serve.