Barb's Spaghetti Sauce

*Amount varies depending on how much tomato you want, and how thick you want the sauce to be. Directions: Brown meat in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and garlic, continue to cook until onions are soft. Drain off fat. Add diced tomatoes, salt and pepper, and oregano. Mix over low-medium heat. Add tomato paste and mix well. Then add spaghetti sauce. Simmer on low, covered. The longer the sauce simmers, the better the flavors will mix and the diced tomatoes will soften. If you’re in a hurry, however, the sauce is just fine with minimal simmering! When you start to boil water for your pasta, add the ricotta cheese to the sauce and mix well. I always taste it at this point and add seasonings as needed. Serve over the pasta of your choice with grated Parmesan on top! Note: This is a great sauce to “hide” vegetables in (or just add more vegetables if “hiding” is unnecessary). Any veggies can be added (mushrooms, bell peppers, squash, spinach, egg plant – anything!) Just finely chop the extra veggies and add them when you’re cooking the onions. (An alternative is to puree the extra veggies in the blender to REALLY hide them)