Meat Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Meat Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3-4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 medium onions, chopped; 1-2 red peppers, chopped; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pound italian sausage; 1 pound ground beef; 28 oz crushed tomatoes; 28 oz stewed tomatoes, italian style; 12 oz tomato paste; 2 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper; 3 tsp oregano, dried; 3 tsp basil, dried; 1 1/2 tsp thyme leaves, dried; 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper; 2 cups beef broth; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 2 bay leaves

5 steps

Prep:45minCook:4h

I made my spaghetti with Ragu for YEARS, and while it was never a bad meal, it does not compare to this sauce! I tried so many different recipes for a rich, hearty spaghetti sauce but ultimately I ended up combining a bunch of them together and this is the result of that. It’s a favorite of mine, so I’m hoping you enjoy it too!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:30:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories351.5 kcal (18%)

Total Fat23.6 g (34%)

Carbs21.5 g (8%)

Sugars13.6 g (15%)

Protein15.7 g (31%)

Sodium1126.9 mg (56%)

Fiber4 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

3 tablespoonsolive oil

1 pounditalian sausage

1 poundground beef

28 ozcrushed tomatoes

28 ozstewed tomatoes

italian style

12 oztomato paste

2 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

3 tsporegano

dried

3 tspbasil

dried

1 ½ tspthyme leaves

dried

¼ tspcrushed red pepper

2 cupsbeef broth

¼ cupbrown sugar

2 Tbspbalsamic vinegar

2bay leaves

Instructions

Step 1

Pour the olive oil in a pan and set heat on medium-high. Add 1/2 of the onions and cook until they start to brown. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring consistently to avoid burning it. Add in both the sausage and beef, brown and drain fat.

Step 2

Take the other 1/2 of the onions, and the chopped red bell pepper, place in food processor (or blender!) and blend until almost smooth (it is hard to make it completely smooth, so don’t worry if it isn’t as smooth as you think it should be!) Once blended, add this to the meat mixture, stir to combine and cook 1 minute.

Step 3

Add tomato paste and spices to mixture, stir to combine, and cook another minute. Add canned tomatoes, beef broth and sugar, stirring to combine.

Step 4

Lastly, add the balsamic vinegar and bay leaves, stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 1-4 hours. The longer you let it simmer, the better it will taste, and the thicker it will get.

Step 5

Once it has simmered to your preferred time, remove both bay leaves and serve over your favorite pasta! This sauce goes great with garlic bread!