Homemade Spaghetti Sauce (Slow Simmered, Meaty)

Name: Homemade Spaghetti Sauce (Slow Simmered, Meaty)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 15 min
Total time: 4 h 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1-2 tablespoons olive oil (for browning); 1 1/2 pounds ground beef (minced beef, 80/20 recommended, about 680g); 1 medium white onion (finely chopped); 1/2 medium green pepper (finely chopped (optional)); 2 cans tomato sauce (28 oz / 794g, sometimes labelled Neapolitan sauce or pasta sauce); 1 can passata or crushed tomatoes (tomato puree with seeds removed) (28 oz / 794g); 2 cans Italian seasoned diced tomatoes (28 oz / 794g, or plain diced tomatoes plus ½ tsp extra oregano and basil); 1 tablespoon oregano (dried); 1 tablespoon sweet basil (dried); 1 tablespoon garlic (minced, about 3 large cloves); 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (crushed red chilli flakes, or to taste); 1 teaspoon parsley flakes (dried); 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese (finely grated, about 20g); 4 tablespoons sugar (white sugar) (about 50g); 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (about 9g, or to taste); 1-2 cans water (use the empty tomato cans, approximately 28-56 oz / 830ml-1.65L)

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:4h 15min

This is the best homemade spaghetti sauce recipe! You can use this spaghetti sauce for other recipes as well. For example, you can use it for lasagna and other recipes you prefer.

Updated at: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:07:18 GMT