German Spaghettini

Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

A hearty and flavorful beef, sausage, bacon and tomato sauce baked with spaghettini. Spaghettini is a thinner version of spaghetti.

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 pound Italian sausage
6 slices bacon
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (28 ounce) can canned tomatoes
1/3 cup white sugar
12 ounces spaghettini

Directions

1 In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no pink shows; drain and remove from skillet. Brown Sausage in skillet until cooked through; drain.
2 Combine in skillet with sausage: browned beef, bacon, tomato sauce, tomatoes and sugar. Simmer 45 minutes.
3 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spaghettini pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
4 Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
5 Mix cooked spaghettini with tomato-meat mixture. Pour in casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes.