Mamas Old School Pasta Sauce Recipes

MAMA PALOMBA'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat tomato puree in a large pot over medium-low heat; simmer while prepared the remaining ingredients.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir hot Italian sausage, mild Italian sausage, and ground chuck until browned and cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove cooked sausage and chuck with a slotted spoon and transfer to the simmering tomato puree.
• Cook and stir onion and garlic in the same skillet used for browning meat until onions are lightly browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to meat mixture.
• Stir water and tomato paste in the same skillet used for onion mixture over low heat until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes; add to the sauce in the pot. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese, basil, oregano, and parsley over the sauce; stir to combine. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours.

MAMA'S SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown beef in a saucepot or large, deep skillet over medium heat; drain.
• Add garlic and saute until just turning white.
• Add onion, celery, and mushrooms. Saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add tomatoes with juice and tomato sauce. Stir to combine. Add tomato paste and mix together. Stir in herbs and bay leaves. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of brown sugar, if desired.
• Bring sauce to a simmer; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to package instructions.
• Before serving, remove bay leaves and taste; adjust seasoning as desired. Serve over hot pasta, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

MAMA'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, melt the butter with the olive oil, add the garlic and onion, and saute until onion is soft/translucent.
• Add the ground sirloin and Italian sausage and cook until no longer pink.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients, adding the bay leaves last so as not to break them up during stirring. Adjust the seasonings as needed to suit your taste.
• Bring the sauce to a boil, then turn heat down to the lowest possible heat and let simmer for 2 hours covered with an offset lid.
• Serve with cooked spaghetti and parmesan cheese.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground beef. Drain fat; add onions, spaghetti sauce mix, pepper, oregano and garlic. Stir in tomato sauce, chicken base, Worcestershire, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes. If sauce needs thickening, dissolve a little cornstarch in hot water and add to sauce.
• 2. Meanwhile cook spaghetti. Drain, but do not rinse. Stir cheese into sauce to melt, then stir in spaghetti. Transfer pasta and sauce to a baking pan and cover with foil. Place in a 225 degree oven for 1 hour.

SCHOOL SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a very large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
• Stir onions and garlic powder into the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Add water, both cans of tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, marjoram, thyme, and pepper. Let simmer for about 1 hour.

"OLD SCHOOL " SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• 1. Cook bell pepper, onion and ground beef (add some Slap yo Mama seasoning to taste. Drain.
• 2. Cook the elbow macaroni as the box instructs, drain and rinse with cold water.
• 3. Mix all the other ingredients in a large pot over medium heat.
• 4. Once you get a boil add the ground beef mixture and simmer for ten minutes.
• 5. Add the pasta and simmer for 5 more minutes.
• 6. Serve and eat.
• 7. Side note: You can sub a can of Hunts spaghetti sauce for the 15 oz can of tomato sauce. Some add parmesan cheese for a topping