Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with a Slow-Simmered Meat Sauce

Slow-Simmered Meat Sauce:

• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 turkey Italian sausages removed from casings
• 1 onion diced, small sweet yellow
• 3 carrot diced, small
• 1 cup bell pepper diced, roasted
• 6 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp basil dried
• ½ tsp oregano dried
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes more if you want it extra spicy, crushed
• salt to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked
• black pepper to taste, sea salt and freshly cracked
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 oz tomato paste canned
• 2 oz tomato sauce canned
• 1 oz whole tomatoes crushed with an immersion blender, canned
• 1-2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp basil chopped, fresh leaves
• 2 tsp oregano chopped, fresh

Other Ingredients:

• 8 oz whole wheat spaghetti cooked per instructions
• Parmesan Cheese
• parsley chopped