Kittencal's Jazzed Up Pasta Sauce

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This will bring any bottled pasta sauce to life! And is best if made 1-2 days in advance and refrigerated to ripen the flavors --- for ease i have listed canned mushrooms i strongly suggest to go the extra step and use sauteed fresh mushrooms in place of the canned -- the success of this recipe will highly depend on the quality of bottled pasta sauce that you use so use a good quality brand such as classico etc.

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Steps

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In a medium pot brown the ground beef with onion until no longer pink.

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Drain all fat.

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Add in the garlic , chili flakes and drained mushrooms.

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Cook stirring until the meat is browned.

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Mix in the parmesan cheese then pasta sauce.

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Bring to a simmer stirring over medium heat.

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Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 45 to 60 minutes or even longer , stirring occasionally.

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Season with salt , pepper and sugar about halfway through cooking.

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Ingredients

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lean ground beef, onion, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese, marinara sauce, salt, fresh ground black pepper, sugar