My Great Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipes

MEAT SAUCE FOR SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. , Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomatoes, green pepper, onion, carrots, water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, Italian seasoning, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until bubbly. Serve with spaghetti. Freeze option: Do not cook spaghetti. Freeze meat sauce in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Place sauce in a large skillet; heat through, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary. Serve over spaghetti.

SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Place a pot or dutch oven over medium heat, add 1 lb ground beef and sautee, breaking it up with a spatula until no longer pink (5 minutes).
• Add chopped onion, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp pepper and sautee until onions are soft.
• Add garlic and sautee another 1-2 minutes until fragrant then pour in 1 jar of marinara sauce, 1/4 cup water and 1 tsp sugar. Cover and simmer over low heat 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook 12 oz of spaghetti in salted water to desired doneness according to package instructions then drain. Serve sauce with cooked pasta.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, onion, garlic, and green pepper in a large saucepan. Cook and stir until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain grease.
• Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste into the pan. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Simmer spaghetti sauce for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

PASTA WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan over medium heat and add the oil. When hot, add the meat and cook, without stirring, until browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Break it up with a wooden spoon, then add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until starting to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a simmer. Add the crushed tomatoes and oregano and season with salt and pepper. Simmer until thickened and the flavors come together, about 1 hour.
• About 20 minutes before the sauce is done, bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt liberally. Drop in the pasta, give it a stir and cook until al dente according to the package instructions. Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce. Remove from the heat, toss in the cheese and serve.

MY GREAT SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a 10 quart stock pot, combine 5 cups water with a 1/2 tablespoon salt. Place tomatoes in pot and bring to a boil for 10 minutes.
• While tomatoes are cooking, in a cast iron skillet (or vessel of choice) combine ground beef and pork. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until browned through. Keep grease in pan while draining meat. Set meat off to the side until later.
• Cook smoked sausage in pan from ground meat to enhance flavor of meat. Place to the side.
• Drain water off tomatoes and run under cold water for 2 minutes. Gently peel the skin off tomatoes and place in stock pot with 1 tablespoon EVOO and condensed milk. Place on simmer.
• Season tomatoes with remaining salt, italian spices, mustard and combine with cooked meat and stir until tomatoes and meat become uniform. Tomatoes will have a rough appearance at first.
• Dice peppers and onion into 1/4 inch cubes and combine with cayenne pepper. Saute in meat pan with remaining EVOO untill sweating has occurred. Add the mushrooms and cook until sweating is complete on peppers.
• Combine with sauce and add lime/lemon juice.
• Cook for 2 hours while stirring and seasoning to taste.