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January 5, 2015

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce recipe

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Homemade spaghetti sauce recipe

Homemade spaghetti sauce is really the only way to go if you want flavor, freshness and frugality. It’s so incredibly easy and makes a world of difference compared to the store-bought-jarred-or-canned-stuff.  I whipped up a batch of this homemade spaghetti sauce last night and I think it’s one of my best batches yet.

This homemade spaghetti sauce recipe could be made in the slow cooker, but you’ll still want to cook up the garlic, onions and beef before you toss it into the slow cooker. I used a Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast-Iron 5-Quart Oval French Oven, Cherry (Amazon) – but any large pan will do.

INGREDIENTS

Olive oil – 2 Tablespoons

Ground beef or turkey – about 2 pounds
I am an Alaskan girl, so I used moose meat 🙂

1 large onion – diced finely

Garlic cloves – 5 cloves, peeled and minced

Tomato sauce – 3 cans, 15 oz each

Diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano – 3 cans, 15 oz each

Tomato paste – 1 can, 12 oz

Brown sugar – 2 Tablespoons

Dried Oregano (or Italian seasoning mix) – 1 heaping Tablespoon

Dried Sweet Basil – 1 heaping Tablespoon

Bay leaves – two whole leaves (remove when done cooking)

Optional: Sliced fresh mushrooms (probably 12 – 16 oz), diced fresh red or yellow peppers, parmesan cheese

HOW TO PREPARE

1.) In a large dutch oven or stock pot over medium heat, add your olive oil. After it’s hot, toss in your diced onions and minced garlic. Cook until softened and slightly browned. Be careful, the garlic can burn if you’re not careful.

2.) Once your onions are cooked, toss in your ground beef (or turkey). Cook until it’s no longer pink. Drain any excess fat. (If the pan is hard to drain, use a turkey baster to remove grease.)

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3.) Once your meat is no longer pink and the grease drained – toss in all the tomatoes, brown sugar and spices!

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4.) Simmer on LOW for at least one hour, uncovered, on the stove top!  Stir occasionally. Simmering will reduce a lot of the extra water and enrich the flavor. I simmered mine for a few hours on LOW and think it only gets better with time.

5.) Serve over pasta with a shaving of parmesan cheese

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Make a big batch of this sauce and you can freeze for future meals. When we want spaghetti we take the sauce out the night before and heat up on the stove top. I like to freeze mine laying flat so that I can stack them upright in my freezer (see how I organize my freezer here).

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If you are lucky enough to have FRESH tomatoes – I definitely recommend my Roasted Marinara Tomato sauce. It’s amazing and also easy. It’s great to whip up when you have a bumper crop of tomatoes in late summer!

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  1. Marisa McKelvey says

    May 24, 2016 at 11:45 am

    I can’t seem to find your slow cooker directions for this recipe but I know there are some because I made this recipe awhile back and it was awesome. Can you point me in the right direction? Thanks!

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  2. Wendy says

    June 14, 2014 at 7:03 am

    I just wanted to let you know that we tried your homemade sauce last night, and it was FABULOUS! I doubled the recipe (I have 6 to feed!) and used a Garlic Vinegarette that I got from Aldi’s last week in place of the oil. Whole family told me “no more jarred sauce!”. Thanks for the recipe!

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  3. I don't shop @ Walmart says

    February 26, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    After reading your recipe, next time I will try to use Italian dressing (not oil free or light) instead of oil for frying. I will keep an eye on it not to burn. I have a lot of Kraft dressing from last year MM sales and your Spaghetti Sauce give me some ideas. 🙂

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  4. Angie B says

    February 25, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    Instead of sugar I usually mince carrots and put them in extra veggies and it really rounds out the sauce.

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