Quick Spaghetti/Meat Sauce

Serves 4-6 Let's face it. We just don't have the time our mothers had to make dinner for the family. This quick spaghetti sauce has become a week night stand-by and the alternative to a jarred sauce (may lightening strike me down). If you're health conscious, substitute ground turkey for the ground beef. If you're craving the full flavor of a traditional sauce, substitute meat loaf. 

1 pound ground beef or meat loaf (beef, veal and pork mix) 

1/2 onion 

1 clove garlic, minced 

1 can tomatoes, blended 

1 can tomato paste, small 

1/2 t basil couple pinches oregano 

salt, to taste pepper, to taste 

1/2 t sugar 

1 tomato paste can of water 

Mix all ingredients together and simmer for 45 minutes to one hour.