Thick N Hearty Pasta Sauce Recipes

THICK 'N' HEARTY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray bottom of 4-quart saucepan with cooking spray; set over medium heat. Add onion, green pepper, celery, carrot and garlic. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until vegetables are softened. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, parsley, grated lemon peel, basil, oregano and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes until thickened and flavors are blended, stirring frequently and scraping bottom of pan often to prevent sticking. Can be frozen up to 6 months.

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.

THICK N' HEARTY SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large pot (I use cast iron), quickly and thoroughly brown the ground beef.
• Drain and add mushrooms, followed by garlic (I use at least a tablespoon in this step), parsley (a lot), oregano, sage, and basil.
• Add tomatoes, sauce, and paste; stir together.
• Cook on med-high for 5-10 minutes, then reduce heat to med-low.
• Allow to simmer covered about one hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic, pepper, basil, oregano, sage, and parsley to taste (also sugar).
• Cook covered on med-low for 2 hours.
• Add more seasoning to taste.
• Cook covered on med-low for another 30 minutes-1 hour.
• At this point, the sauce should be thick, cooked down about halfway.
• Serve with your favorite pasta or on slices of bread with parmesan or cheddar.

THICK 'N' HEARTY PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook the beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add spaghetti sauce, mushrooms, pepperoni and onion if desired. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until thickened. Serve over pasta.

HEARTY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no pink shows; drain.
• In a large pot combine browned beef and spaghetti sauce over medium heat for 5 or 10 minutes. Add yellow peppers, red peppers, canned tomatoes and mushrooms. Lower heat and simmer covered for 30 minutes, stirring every once in a while.

CHUNKY PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and pork over medium heat until no longer pink; drain., Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the tomatoes, water, tomato paste, vegetables, sugar, garlic and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender. Serve with pasta.