Blasphemous Marinara Sauce

As the title suggests, I've committed Italian blasphemy and have just about given up making my own sauce. NOT because I'm bad at it, because I DO make an awesome sauce (hahaha...awesome sauce), but because it takes forever, which I don't always have, and it costs way too much once I've loaded all the meats I need in the cart.

I have found a way to make to make amazing sauce in like 15 minutes that tastes like you took all day and is perfect for lasagna or spaghetti or pizza. But you have to 1st be willing to commit the crime of buying a jarred sauce. But you have to buy a GOOD one, so shop around and try different ones each time to find your favorite. Mine is Lidia's. How could it not be? She is the QUEEN of Italian cooking. She is in my top 5 favorite tv personalities. She is amazing. Here's the jar:

I promise that this sauce will have you seriously rethinking slaving away for an entire sunday making sauce from scratch. This will allow you to have great sauce any day of the week.

Ingredients:

1 jar of good marinara sauce

1 package of ground meat (most of the time I use beef, but when they have it, USE LAMB! It takes this to a whole new level of luxury). 

1 handful chopped parsley 

1 handful chopped basil

4 tbs of heavy whipping cream (omg)

2 tsp of ground cinnamon (secret ingredient I stole from Tyler Florence)

Salt and pepper

Directions:

Brown all the meat in a pan with salt and pepper, drain the excess fat if you feel guilty about it. If not, leave it in for extra flavor. You shouldn't really need olive oil for this if the meat has enough fat in it.  Once the meal is cooked, add the jar of sauce and simmer for 5 minutes to marry the meat flavor to the sauce. Turn the heat to low and add the cream, cinnamon, and herbs.  The cream will give it a very silky and luxurious texture, and the cinnamon will add an unexpected warmth and depth to the flavor. You won't be able to taste actual cinnamon. 

Keep it real with a wooden spoon people.