Crowd Size Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

SPAGHETTI SAUCE FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• 1. Into a large stock pot, or sauce pan place the sausage, onion and garlic. Brown over medium high heat until the sausage is cooked through and the onions are translucent.
• 2. Add all the other ingredients and stir to combine. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat.
• 3. Stirring occasionally, allow it to simmer for 45 minutes.
• Serve immediately, or refrigerate/freeze until ready to use. Will keep in the fridge for 1 week and in the freezer for up to 3 months. To freeze, allow it to come to room temperature, then carefully pour into Ziploc bags or glad-ware storage containers. When you are ready to serve, thaw completely and reheat in a sauce pan over medium high heat, stirring occasionally to be sure it doesn't burn to the bottom of the pan.

SLOW-COOKER MEATY ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, cook sausage, onions, mushrooms and garlic over medium heat about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• Spoon sausage mixture into cooker.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.

ENHANCE THAT JAR OF SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir mushrooms in butter mixture until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup red wine; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the mushrooms are very dark and shrunken in size, about 20 minutes.
• Heat a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef, yellow onion, diced tomatoes, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and garlic together until the beef is completely browned, about 10 minutes; season with oregano, basil, and rosemary. Stir 3/4 cup red wine and tomato paste into the beef mixture. Pour spaghetti sauce into the pot; stir. Return mixture to a simmer and continue cooking until the flavors blend, 10 to 30 minutes.

CROWD-SIZE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In several stockpots, cook the beef, onions and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the remaining ingredients; cover and simmer for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.

MILLION DOLLAR SPAGHETTI SAUCE FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Brown onions in butter until golden and limp.
• Remove to a huge pot or divide equally into 2 dutch ovens.
• In a separate pan, brown meat well and then drain of all fat.
• Add meat to the pot you have the onions & stir in all of the seasonings.
• Simmer for a few minutes while you open sauces and pour in pan.
• After emptying last can, fill it 1/4 full of water and swish around to remove all of the tomato sauce, pour into the next can and swish until all the cans are clean.
• Add this anemic catsup into the pan of sauce.
• Check the recipe once more to make sure all of the ingredients have been added.
• Each one is important, but do not add TWICE!
• THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE SAUCE TO HAVE ANYTHING LEFT OUT.
• Simmer slowly for 2-3 hours.
• Check every 40 minutes or earlier to stir.
• Remove bay leaves when through with cooking.
• Makes a nice med thick meat sauce.
• **Cook your pasta and serve.

CROWD-SOURCED SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Make the meatballs: Combine the beef, breadcrumbs, cheese, garlic, parsley, basil and 3/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk together the milk, egg and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Pour over the meat and gently mix with your hands until well blended. Roll into 12 golf ball-size meatballs. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 20 minutes.
• Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or other pot over medium-high heat. Add the meatballs in a single layer and cook, turning, until well browned all over, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the meatballs to a plate and set aside. Discard the oil and gently wipe out the pot with a paper towel.
• Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in the same pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic, parsley, basil and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper; cook 1 minute. Add the wine and cook, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot, until the wine is nearly evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, chicken broth, sugar and 1/2 cup water.
• Add the meatballs to the sauce. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low and cook until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce thickens slightly, 18 to 20 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook as the label directs for al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain. Return the spaghetti to the pasta pot, ladle in about half of the sauce and toss well to coat, adding more sauce if necessary. Divide the spaghetti and meatballs among bowls. Top with Parmesan and serve with the remaining sauce.

SPAGHETTI FOR 100

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, brown beef, onion and garlic; drain. Add tomato sauce and paste, salt, sugar and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve over spaghetti.

CREAMY CROCK POT SPAGHETTI FOR A CROWD

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a large pan over medium heat with canola oil. Add ground beef (or turkey or sausage) and brown with onion, garlic, salt, black pepper. Drain.
• Spray the bottom of the slow cooker. Add 1/2 of the first jar of sauce then the browned meat.
• Add the second half of the first jar of sauce. Add the spaghetti. I break it in half to fit in my slow cooker.
• Add a jar full of water and then the second jar of sauce.
• Cut half of the butter into chunks and sprinkle it on top of the sauce.
• Pour half of the heavy cream on the sauce, sprinkle half the parmesan cheese on top.
• Add half of the dried italian seasoning.
• Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours.
• After 3 hours (or less 2-1/2 is ok too) check the pasta. It will be clumped together and chewy. Mix the pasta and the sauce together to bring the uncooked noodles closer to the top. Try not to dig too deep into the meat, but it's ok if you do.
• Add the last jar of sauce and half a jar of water. This is where you have to judge how done the pasta is and how much more time it will need to cook. Add the remaining parmesan cheese, heavy cream, and butter to the sauce. Replace the lid and cook for another hour or until the pasta is just done.
• Stir everything completely together and serve.