• Sarah's Spaghetti Soup
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 3/4 cups each of chopped onion, green pepper, celery, carrot, and mushrooms might be good too--but are optional-I didn't use them.
• 3 cloves garlic ( I used the jarred minced garlic--heaven forbid)
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 3 14 oz cans diced tomatoes ( I substituted one of these cans with tomato sauce.)
• 1 jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• crushed red pepper (I used three dashes)
• 3 oz. uncooked spaghetti broken into 1 inch pieces

Chop vegetables and cook with ground beef until meat is done and the vegetables are tender--I didn't drain this before adding the remaining ingredients, but I will next time. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil for 15-20 minutes. Put Parmesan cheese on the table in case anyone wants to sprinkle a little on their soup. Serves 8-10 (There are 5 in our family, and I have enough for tomorrow's meal.) Enjoy!

I serve this with hot buttery french bread--yum!

*Adapted from Sarah's recipe*

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