Description
This Easy Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce recipe is a hearty and flavorful staple for any Italian-American meal. Made with a blend of ground beef and Italian sausage, simmered with aromatic herbs and tomatoes, it’s a comforting dish perfect for topping your favorite pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound Italian sausage
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup beef broth or water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil: Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Cook aromatics: Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Brown meats: Add ground beef and Italian sausage, cook until browned. Drain excess fat if needed.
- Season: Season with salt, pepper, basil, oregano, sugar, and red pepper flakes.
- Add tomato: Stir in tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Simmer sauce: Add crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and beef broth. Simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Finish: Remove bay leaves, stir in parsley and basil. Adjust seasoning. Serve over spaghetti.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, simmer the sauce for up to 2 hours.
- You can substitute ground turkey or chicken for a lighter version.
- Leftovers freeze well for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup sauce
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 19g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
