Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

from spendwithpennies.com
Main Course
40 min
8 servings
251 kcal / serving

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

Ingredients

  • 1 poundlean ground beef
  • ½ pounditalian sausage (casings removed, or bulk sausage)
  • 1 mediumyellow onion (diced)
  • 3 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • 28 ouncescanned diced tomatoes (with juices )
  • 28 ouncescrushed tomatoes (or tomato sauce )
  • 6 ouncestomato paste
  • 1 cupwater
  • ¼ cupshredded carrot (or a pinch of sugar)
  • 1 ½ teaspoonsitalian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoondried basil
  • ½ teaspoonsalt (or to taste)
  • ¼ teaspoonblack pepper
  • 3 tablespoonschopped fresh parsley (or fresh basil (optional))

Directions

  1. 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.

  2. 2

    Add diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, carrot, Italian seasoning, basil, salt, and pepper.

  3. 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. 4

    Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if desired. Stir in fresh parsley if using.

  5. 5

    Serve over spaghetti or cooked pasta.