Pasta Sauce Spaghetti Soup (Crock Pot Or Stove Top) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
1 large celery, chopped
1 -2 carrot, chopped
2 cups water
2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (15 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (can use homemade)
1 -2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning, crushed
seasoning salt
pepper
red pepper flakes (I use about 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes) or Tabasco sauce (I use about 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes)
4 ounces spaghetti (cooked, can use the thinner spaghetti for this also, broken into pieces)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (optional)
parmesan cheese (to garnish)

Preparation

In a large saucepan, or Dutch oven, cook the ground beef, onion, green pepper, celery, carrot and garlic over medium heat until veggies are tender and meat is no longer pink; drain fat.
Add in water, undrained tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, sugar and seasonings; bring the mixture to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer covered for about 45 minutes (can simmer less time or longer if desired).
Add in the the Parmesan cheese the last 20 minutes of cooking.
Add in the cooked pasta before serving and heat through.
Ladle into serving bowls and sprinkle with more Parmesan cheese if desired).