In a large skillet over medium to medium high heat, cook the hamburger until it is no longer pink and is cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks, about 5 minutes.
Add the garlic to the cooked hamburger and cook just until fragrant, about 1 minutes.
Add the crushed tomatoes, the can of tomato sauce, and fill the small can of tomato sauce with water and add the can full of water to the pan as well.
Stir in the parsley, basil, oregano, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper,
Bring the mixture to a light simmer and simmer, stirring occasionally for 10-15 minutes.
Adjust the seasoning to taste and serve over your favorite pasta.
Notes
You can use sausage or even ground turkey in place of the ground beef in this recipe.
You can omit the meat in this recipe and make a meatless sauce. I often make this sauce meatless and use it for a marinara sauce for pizza and calzones.
You can adjust the thickness of this sauce with a little water. Just add a little water if it got thicker than you like, it’s typically a pretty thick sauce.