Healthy Homemade Meat Sauce Recipes

MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef and sausage until totally browned. Remove the meat from the pot with a slotted spoon and put it into a bowl. Set aside.
• Discard any grease in the pot, but do not clean the pot. Drizzle in the olive oil. When it is heated, throw in the onions and bell peppers. Stir it around for 1 1/2 minutes, and then add the garlic. Stir and cook for an additional minute.
• Pour in the wine and allow it to bubble up and reduce for about 1 1/2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, marinara sauce and tomato paste. Stir to combine, and then add the sugar, salt, oregano, thyme, crushed red pepper if using and bay leaves. Stir, and then add the cooked ground beef and sausage and stir to combine. Place the lid on the pot and allow to simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add a little water or some low-sodium broth if it needs more liquid.
• After an hour, add the minced parsley and the Parmesan rind if using (or grated Parmesan if you prefer--or both!). Stir to combine, and then put the lid back on and allow it to simmer for another 30 minutes or so. Discard the bay leaves before serving.
• Serve a big bowl of oiled noodles and the meat sauce so guests can serve themselves. Top each serving with minced parsley and grated Parmesan (or Parmesan shavings) and serve with a big piece of garlic-cheese bread.

BASIC MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add beef and cook, breaking up with a spoon until no longer pink, 4 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and juice, breaking up tomatoes. Simmer over medium heat until thickened and saucy, 45 to 60 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

MOM'S BEST HEALTHY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saute pan with cover, brown meat in olive oil over med-high heat; drain any fat or juices that have accumulated in pan.
• Add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic.
• Saute with meat until onions start to become translucent and veggies are becoming slightly tender (approx. 5 minutes).
• Add whole jar pasta sauce& whole bottle of chili sauce to pan.
• Stir to combine all ingredients.
• Bring to low boil, then cover& turn down heat so that sauce is simmering (normally low to med-low heat).
• Simmer for approximately.
• 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender.
• If sauce has too much liquid, simply remove cover and simmer until the desired amount of liquid has cooked off.
• Serve over hot cooked spaghetti with sprinkling of Parmesan cheese, garlic bread, and green salad.

HEALTHY HOMEMADE MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a pan with 1 cup of water. Once beef is well done, drain off all water. Add hot water and drain again.
• Add tomato paste and sauce to meat. Fill empty cans with water and dump into sauce.
• While cooking over low to medium heat, add dried onions and spices. Other spices may be added to taste.
• Once sauce is bubbling, allow sauce to simmer on low heat for a half hour or until sauce reaches desired thickness.