Italian Sausage Ba-Sketti anyone?

I always thought it was so cute, my little sister called it Ba-Sketti when she was little. In our house there were 2 kinds of spaghetti. My Mom made hers usually with a jar of spaghetti sauce, and ground beef. My dad made his from a box and ketchup. I hated Dad's spaghetti! I prefer my spaghetti full of flavor, a little spicy, and thick sauce. I can't stand runny sauce and if it's bland It's not even worth all the carbs. Here's my recipe, tried and true! The great thing about spaghetti, is it's hard to mess up. If you don't have a few of the spices, it's ok, just add more of the ones you do have. If you have some other italian-ish spices you want to add, toss em in! Add fresh or canned mushrooms if you like as well! I also use all dried herbs, it's much quicker!

Italian Sausage Spaghetti

1lb italian sausage, crumbled

1 small onion, diced (If i'm out of onion, I use a whole bell pepper, any color. works great!)

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon marjoram

1 teaspoon herbs de provence

1 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon sage

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)

14.5 oz can Diced tomatoes (I buy the kind with basil and garlic already in there, but plain works just as good)

6 oz can Tomato Paste

16 oz can Tomato Sauce (Use half this amount if you like a really thick sauce)

1/2 lb angel hair pasta

Remove outer casing from Sausage and crumble by hand into a hot pot. Make sure the pot is big enough for all the spaghetti. This is a one pot meal!

While sausage is cooking (make sure to stir/cumble often) dice up the onion, and the garlic. Add it to the pot, even if the sausage isn't fully browned yet. Stir often.

Once sausage is browned, and onions/garlic start to get soft, add all of the spices. Stir. Your house should be smelling REALLY good right about now.

After the spices are mixed in, open up your cans, and dump em all in. Bring to a boil. But be careful, this will happen fast, and will make a mess if you let boil too long. As soon as it comes to a boil, turn it down on low, and let it simmer one hour.

When sauce is almost done (taste, make sure it's a great flavor) boil your noodles. Drain noodles and mix with sauce. If you prefer to serve your noodles and sauce seperately, that works too!

Serve with crusty garlic bread and a small green salad. You will be one happy camper!