Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

This meaty spaghetti sauce recipe is rich and delicious with lots of zesty flavor.


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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Spend With Pennies (Holly Nilsson)

8

servings

0

minutes

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Ingredients
Lean Ground Beef
1 pound Lean Ground Beef
Italian Sausage
0.5 pound Italian Sausage
casings removed, or bulk sausage
Yellow Onion
1 medium Yellow Onion
diced
Garlic
3 cloves Garlic
minced
Canned Diced Tomatoes
28 ounces Canned Diced Tomatoes
with juices
Crushed Tomatoes
28 ounces Crushed Tomatoes
or tomato sauce
Tomato Paste
6 ounces Tomato Paste
Water
1 cup Water
Shredded Carrot
0.25 cup Shredded Carrot
or a pinch of sugar
Italian Seasoning
1.5 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
Dried Basil
0.5 teaspoon Dried Basil
Salt
0.5 teaspoon Salt
or to taste
Black Pepper
0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
Chopped Fresh Parsley
3 tablespoons Chopped Fresh Parsley
optional

Equipment
Large pot or Dutch oven

Large pot or Dutch oven


Instructions
1
In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the beef, sausage, onion, and garlic over medium-high heat until no pink remains, about 5 to 6 minutes. Drain fat.
  • 1 pound Lean Ground Beef
  • 0.5 pound Italian Sausage
    casings removed, or bulk sausage
  • 1 medium Yellow Onion
    diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic
    minced
2
Add diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, carrot, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and pepper.
  • 28 ounces Canned Diced Tomatoes
    with juices
  • 28 ounces Crushed Tomatoes
    or tomato sauce
  • 6 ounces Tomato Paste
  • 1 cup Water
  • 0.25 cup Shredded Carrot
    or a pinch of sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
  • 0.5 teaspoon Dried Basil
  • 0.5 teaspoon Salt
    or to taste
  • 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
3
Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or until thickened.
4
Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if desired. Stir in fresh parsley if using.
  • 0.5 teaspoon Salt
    or to taste
  • 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Chopped Fresh Parsley
    optional
5
Serve over spaghetti or cooked pasta.
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Spend With Pennies (Holly Nilsson)

8

servings

0

minutes

This meaty spaghetti sauce recipe is rich and delicious with lots of zesty flavor.

Save this recipe to your personal collection, manage your grocery lists and access the step-by-step cooking assistant with the Tasty Bites app.
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Ingredients
Lean Ground Beef
1 pound Lean Ground Beef
Italian Sausage
0.5 pound Italian Sausage
casings removed, or bulk sausage
Yellow Onion
1 medium Yellow Onion
diced
Garlic
3 cloves Garlic
minced
Canned Diced Tomatoes
28 ounces Canned Diced Tomatoes
with juices
Crushed Tomatoes
28 ounces Crushed Tomatoes
or tomato sauce
Tomato Paste
6 ounces Tomato Paste
Water
1 cup Water
Shredded Carrot
0.25 cup Shredded Carrot
or a pinch of sugar
Italian Seasoning
1.5 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
Dried Basil
0.5 teaspoon Dried Basil
Salt
0.5 teaspoon Salt
or to taste
Black Pepper
0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
Chopped Fresh Parsley
3 tablespoons Chopped Fresh Parsley
optional

Equipment
Large pot or Dutch oven

Large pot or Dutch oven


Instructions
1
In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the beef, sausage, onion, and garlic over medium-high heat until no pink remains, about 5 to 6 minutes. Drain fat.
  • 1 pound Lean Ground Beef
  • 0.5 pound Italian Sausage
    casings removed, or bulk sausage
  • 1 medium Yellow Onion
    diced
  • 3 cloves Garlic
    minced
2
Add diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, carrot, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and pepper.
  • 28 ounces Canned Diced Tomatoes
    with juices
  • 28 ounces Crushed Tomatoes
    or tomato sauce
  • 6 ounces Tomato Paste
  • 1 cup Water
  • 0.25 cup Shredded Carrot
    or a pinch of sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
  • 0.5 teaspoon Dried Basil
  • 0.5 teaspoon Salt
    or to taste
  • 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
3
Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let simmer uncovered for 30 minutes or until thickened.
4
Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if desired. Stir in fresh parsley if using.
  • 0.5 teaspoon Salt
    or to taste
  • 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Chopped Fresh Parsley
    optional
5
Serve over spaghetti or cooked pasta.

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