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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Easy homemade spaghetti sauce, using ingredients you probably already have in your pantry! This recipe is a family dinner staple!
Original recipe: tastesbetterfromscratch.com
- Yield:
- 5 servings
- Prep:
- 10 min
- Cook:
- 30 min
- Total:
- 40 min
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Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef ((or 1/2 lb ground Italian sausage and 1/2 lb ground beef))
- salt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)
- 1 medium onion (, chopped)
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- crushed red pepper flakes (, to taste)
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves ((optional))
- spaghetti noodles (, for serving)
Instructions
- Season ground beef with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, add the beef and chopped onion and brown. Drain excess grease.
- Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, parsley, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, worcestershire, and sugar to the skillet.
- Stir well to combine and bring to a boil. Add water and stir well.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add chopped basil before serving, if desired.
- This sauce tastes great in Spaghetti Pie, Million Dollar Spaghetti, Slow Cooker Lasagna and Instant Pot Spaghetti.