½ cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped green pepper ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper ⅛ teaspoon chili powder 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil, margarine, or butter 1 14.5 ounce can tomatoes, cut up 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce 1 tablespoon snipped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil crushed 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed (optional) ½ teaspoon sugar ¼ teaspoon pepper
