Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Friday night and no where to go!  I decided to make a big pot of spaghetti, crack open a nice bottle of Chianti, and grab a movie. This is a basic meat sauce and it really is quite delicious. Super simple and it makes enough for yummy leftovers, which in fact, the sauce tastes better after a night in the refrigerator.

Ingredients:
1lb of ground lean ground beef
2 28 oz. can whole tomatoes (squished with CLEAN hands)
1 large onion (finely chopped)
1 rib celery (finely chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
pinch dried chili peppers
1 tsp white sugar
pinch salt and pepper
any kind of pasta (I prefer traditional spaghetti) with this sauce


Method:
In a Dutch oven or medium sized saucepan, brown ground beef and drain.  Set aside.  Meanwhile, in the same pot saute the onions and celery.  Add the garlic saute for 1 minute.  Do not overcook. Add spices, tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar.  Return the ground beef back to the pot and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Boil water for the pasta and add sauce on top. Serve with grated parmesean cheese and garlic toast.