Ground beef marinara sauce

1 large onion chopped
4 garlic cloves chopped
2-3 bay leaves (remove once the sauce is done)
2 tablespoons oregano
3 lbs ground beef (pick the one lowest in fat)
3 - 28oz canned diced tomatoes
2 cans tomatoe sauce
olive oil
salt, parsley and pepper to taste

If you are a vegetarian don't add the beef.

Take a medium size pot, coat the bottom of the pan with olive oil and add the onion; let it cook thoroughly. Add the garlic, bay leaves, and oregano; cook for about a minute. Add the ground beef and salt, parsley and pepper. (don't add too much now, once all the flavors mesh together you can taste it and add more if needed)
Break up the ground beef either with a spoon or with the potatoe masher. Allow the ground beef to brown.
Add the tomatoes and tomatoe sauce. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to low and allow to simmer for 3 hours. Taste and add more salt or pepper as needed and remove the bay leaves.
Serve with your favorite pasta.

If this is too much sauce for you; you can make half the sauce.
1 -2 lbs ground beef
2 - 28oz canned diced tomatoes
1 can tomatoe sauce

Or you can freeze it. Let the sauce cool and divide into freezer proof container and store in the freezer. You can then enjoy the sauce whenever you have a craving for a quick pasta dish.
You can also share this with your friends, I'm sure they would love that!  Enjoy!