Leslies Thick Chunky Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

THICK & MEATY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef and sausage until no longer pink; drain.
• Transfer to a 5 quart slow cooker.
• Stir in green pepper, onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar and seasonings; mix well.
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until bubbly.
• Serve over spaghetti.

CHUNKY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown sausage in a large saucepan; drain. Add green peppers, onion and garlic; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano and basil; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes. Serve over pasta.

MIMI'S FANTASTIC THICK SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy pot, brown sausage and hamburg, breaking it up into smaller pieces.
• Add chopped onions and minced garlic and cook till meat is done; add tomato paste and stir until it is mixed in well.
• Add tomato puree, sauce, and water (when measuring the water, put it into the puree can to rinse it all out and then add to meat mixture).
• Add basil, brown sugar, salt, parsley, and black pepper and mix well.
• Add the Parmesan cheese (yes, to the the sauce) and mix it in well.
• Simmer on low for 2-4 hours stirring occasionally so it won't burn; if you think it needs some thinning down, add about 1/8 cup water at a time; don't add too much because you want it thick so it will stick to your pasta.
• Cook your spaghetti and enjoy! Eat what you want and freeze the rest in containers that will hold the amount you will eat at a sitting.

TANGY SPAGHETTI SAUCE FOR CANNING

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to stock pot.
• Heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat.
• Simmer, partially covered for 2 hours.
• Stir occasionally.
• After it has simmered, fill clean sterilized jars to within 1/2 inch of top of jar. Put on cap, screw the band finger tight.
• Process for 35 minutes for quart jars in a water bath.
• ** You can also freeze in quart size freezer bags.
• This sauce is great on any pasta dish.

HEARTY HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, peppers, celery, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Add the mushrooms; cook for 2 minutes. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, bay leaf, sugar, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often. Discard bay leaf. Serve sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

CHEATER'S THICK SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large, deep pot until hot but not smoking.
• Lower heat to medium-low and add dried onion. Fry onion, stirring occasionally, until it softens and turns a light brown color, about 4-5 minutes. Watch it carefully, and monitor the heat. If the onion is jumping excitedly, your pan is too hot. You want the onion to lie on the bottom of the pan and twitch nervously.
• Add ground beef and brown it until there's no more pink. Don't stir the beef too much as it browns. You can get big chunky pieces of meat if you let it brown on one side, then flip it over and break it up just a little with a wooden spoon.
• Drain ground beef of excess fat. Don't be too thorough about this, because you need about a teaspoon of fat in which to fry the bell pepper.
• Over medium-low heat, fry the bell pepper for about a minute in the teaspoon of fat that you left in the pot.
• Add ground beef back to the pot.
• Dump in both jars of spaghetti sauce, both cans of tomato paste, and the water. Mix thoroughly.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve over pasta.

HOMEMADE CHUNKY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Get a skillet deep enough to hold the contents and the liquid of the sauce. Remember that the veggies will cook down so you need not use a pot unless you are doubling the recipe
• Quarter your mushrooms.
• Use about ½ a green pepper. You may use more or less depending on your taste for green pepper.
• Chunk the onion. Kind of like strips then cut the strips in half. This gives the sauce a great flavor.
• Heat your pan and add the olive oil. Make sure that the olive oil covers the bottom of the pan.
• Add your onion and sauté until they are almost clear.
• Add your green pepper and sauté until they are almost soft.
• Add your mushrooms and sauté until they are almost soft.
• If you are using zucchini, add now. This will take awhile to cook down so be patient.
• At this point you may need to add more oil or butter.
• When your veggies are at a good constancy, add 1-2 cans of diced tomatoes, 2 cans of sliced black olives, 2 pinches of dried basil, and the jalapeno or red pepper if you chose to use.
• Cover and let simmer for 30-45 minutes on low.
• Start cooking linguine
• By the time the linguine is done, so should be your sauce.
• Drain and serve linguine and cover with sauce.

CHUNKY ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic powder, sugar, parsley, salt, oregano, basil, and pepper in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.

LESLIE'S THICK & CHUNKY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Dice onions & peppers to your liking.( We like medium) Brown sausage or ground beef with peppers & onions over med high heat.(Peppers will still be crunchy) Drain if desired.( I ususally drain beef, & partially drain sausage.) Reduce to medium.
• 2. Add all tomato sauce, then paste, stirring to blend.Add diced tomatoes.
• 3. Add all seasonings& mushrooms. Cover. Allow to cook for 5-10 min. Stirring to avoid sticking.Reduce to med low. Stir occasionally. Taste. Add garlic salt if needed. Serve over pasta of your choice.
• 4. This sauce can be eaten after 30 min., but tastes better if cooked longer. I make this in the morining before work, put the whole pot in fridge, Then pop it back on the stove when I get home to reheat slowly. Something about the sauce getting cold & reheating just makes it taste even better.
• 5. I also use this sauce for baked ziti, chicken parmesean, manicotti & lasangna.
• 6. Used this sauce from freezer to make Tammy Todd's skillet lasangna! So easy & so good!