Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce

When it comes to pasta it doesn’t get any better than spaghetti and meat sauce.

Spaghetti was always one of my favorite meals when I was growing up.

I love this meat sauce because it is easy to make and has such a wonderful flavor. I like having sauce left over to freeze and it is always great for those busy weeknight meals. Sometimes I will use this sauce on lasagna or pizza.

As a menu it is great with a garden salad and a side of garlic bread.

Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Servings: 8

Course: Main Course

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Sauce

• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (14 ½ oz.) cans of diced tomatoes
• 1 (6 oz.) can of tomato paste
• 1 (8 oz.) can of tomato sauce
• 1 (6 oz.) can of olives drained and chopped
• 1 (4 oz.) can of mushrooms drained and chopped
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Spaghetti

• 1 package of spaghetti
• 2 tablespoons butter

Garnish

• ¼ cup shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 small chopped zucchini squash
• fresh parsley
• red pepper flakes

Method

 

Sauce

1. Heat olive oil in deep pot over medium high heat.
2. Add the crumbled beef and chopped onions and garlic. Cook for about 3 minutes or until light golden brown and onions and garlic are tender. Skim off excess fat.
   
3. Add remaining ingredients; cover. I use my rice pot and slow cook for 2 hours, but you can also use a dutch oven and simmer for 1 ½ hours; partially covered. Simmer until sauce is thick. Stir occasionally during cooking.
   
4. Serve warm with cooked spaghetti. I like angle hair for serving my meat sauce, but spaghetti is always a favorite too!
   

Spaghetti

1. Cook spaghetti in large kettle of boiling salted water according to package instructions
2. Stir in butter. Plate and ladle sauce over the spaghetti. Sprinkle shaved Parmesan and chopped zucchini and maybe a little cracked pepper with parsley at the side
   

Here are some pictures of the ingredients I used:

Can of olives drained and chopped.

Spices

Parmesan cheese for garnish

Fresh squash and parsley from my garden as a garnish.

Enjoy!