Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce is the kind of comfort food you can make any night of the week. Serve it over al dente spaghetti noodles topped with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and Italian parsley and it’s Italian night at home.

Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Homemade spaghetti is comfort food no doubt about it. It also has the distinction of seeming to get better and better with each passing day. That alone makes it one of our favorite kind of leftovers to eat. How do you make Homemade Spaghetti Sauce? Begin by drizzling a large pot or Dutch oven with olive oil. Add the onion and once softened add the ground beef. Once the beef has fully browned, add the garlic. Drain any excess fat from the pan then add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add the seasonings called for in the recipe then stir so everything combines, and cover the pot. Let the sauce simmer on low for 45 minutes or so just to allow the flavors to fully marry. Ladle it over spaghetti then enjoy. Key ingredients to make easy Spaghetti Sauce:

• Meat – Ground beef or ground sirloin. You can use a combination of beef and Italian sausage.
• Tomatoes – Canned crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoned petite diced tomatoes, Italian seasoned tomato sauce and Italian seasoned tomato paste.
• Seasonings – Dried Italian seasoning, granulated sugar, salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic and bay leaves.
• Garnish – Italian parsley for garnishing.
• Cooked spaghetti or angel hair pasta for serving.

How to Make the Best Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

• Ingredients you’ll need to make Homemade Spaghetti Sauce: Ground beef, olive oil, diced onion, crushed tomatoes, petite diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, bay leaves, dry Italian seasoning, salt, black pepper, granulated sugar, chopped parsley, grated Parmesan cheese and cooked spaghetti for serving.
• Kitchen tools you’ll need: Large pot or Dutch oven, measuring spoons, large spoon for stirring, sharp knife and cutting board, cheese grater.
• The diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste are available with some Italian seasonings already added to the mix. Usually it’s garlic, basil and oregano which adds to the robust flavor of the spaghetti sauce. If you’re unable to find them you can use plain versions of all three then just taste the sauce after adding the Italian seasoning and adjust the amount to your taste.
• You can use one pound of ground beef and 1/2 pound of Italian sausage in this recipe in place of all ground beef, if desired.
• The purpose of the sugar that’s added to the sauce is to balance the acidity of the tomatoes in the sauce. It doesn’t make the sauce sweet. You can also use brown sugar, if desired.
• You can add crushed red pepper flakes to give the sauce a hint of heat. Add the amount that suits your personal taste or omit them altogether.
• Spaghetti sauce will keep chilled in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• You can freeze spaghetti sauce for up to 3 months for a future meal.

More Easy Ground Beef Recipes to Make

• Mashed potato crusted Cottage Pie.
• Beef Pot Pie with Cheddar Onion Biscuits is a one dish meal.
• Teriyaki Beef Fried Rice is a delicious twist on classic fried rice.
• Nacho Beef and Macaroni is a family pleasing meal made in one skillet.
• Chili Mac Recipe is a tasty option for weekday meals and game day eats.
• Make homemade Sloppy Joes for supper and watch them disappear.
• You may also enjoy these Ground Beef Kabobs from Kalyn’s Kitchen.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• Dutch Oven
• Measuring Set
• Kitchen Utensils
• Knives and Chopping Board