Heat the oil in the saucepan over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Cook the

onion, garlic and bell pepper in the oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in the tomatoes with their liquid, and break them up with a fork.

Stir in the tomato sauce, basil, oregano, salt, fennel seed and pepper.

Heat to boiling over high heat. Once mixture is boiling, reduce heat just

enough so mixture bubbles gently and does not spatter.

Cover and cook 35 minutes, stirring about every 10 minutes to make sure

mixture is just bubbling gently and to prevent sticking. Lower the heat if

the sauce is bubbling too fast.

After the tomato sauce has been cooking about 20 minutes, fill the Dutch

oven about half full of water. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt if desired. Cover and

heat over high heat until the water is boiling rapidly. Add the spaghetti.

Heat to boiling again. Boil uncovered 8 to 10 minutes, stirring

frequently, until tender. If using fettuccine or linguine, boil 9 to 13

minutes.

Drain the spaghetti in a strainer or colander. Serve with the tomato

sauce.

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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an

approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.

You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook

is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker®

cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional

analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results

are expected.

T(Cook):

0:35"

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Per serving: 271 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (14% calories from fat); 9g

Protein; 50g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 634mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 2 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Essential Equipment: medium saucepan (about 2-quart size); Dutch

oven (about 4-quart size)

Tips

The cooking time over low heat for the sauce allows the flavor to

develop.

A tightly held bundle of spaghetti, about the diameter of a

quarter, weighs about 4 ounces, which makes about 2 servings.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 986 2470 1506 0 0 2130706543 0 0 2130706543 0 0 0

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