Easy Italian Meat Sauce Recipe

By Ellie

8 Person

30 Minutes

170 Calories

Ready in just 30 minutes, this Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce recipe is quick and simple for busy weeknight dinners. Slow simmered taste in less than an hour, you’ll be skipping the take out from now on. This one is a huge hit with the entire family!

Ingredients

salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 - 14.5 ounce can tomato sauce
1 - 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 tbsp. onion powder
12 tbsp. Italian Seasoning
2 tbsp. tomato paste
3 garlic cloves minced
1 cup diced sweet onion approximately 1 small onion
4 oz. sweet Italian sausage casing removed
1 pound lean ground beef
1 tbsp. olive oil

Method

01

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef to the pot and break up into small pieces with a fork. Brown the beef until no longer pink, approximately 5-10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.
02

Add the sausage to the pot and break up with a fork. Cook the sausage until no longer pink and cooked through, approximately 4-5 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the ground beef.
03

Add the onion to the pot and cook until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
04

Stir in the tomato paste and cook until a deep Burgundy color, stirring to avoid burning.
05

Add the Italian Seasoning, onion powder and white wine to deglaze the pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up the brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Cook until the wine has reduced by half.
06

Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar. Bring the sauce to a boil. Return the beef and sausage back to the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
07

Serve immediately with pasta.

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Easy Italian Meat Sauce Recipe

4.5

( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 8 servings
Calorie 170 Kcal
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 30 Mins

02 Ingredients

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp. granulated sugar

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 - 14.5 ounce can tomato sauce

1 - 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes

1/4 cup dry white wine

1/2 tbsp. onion powder

12 tbsp. Italian Seasoning

2 tbsp. tomato paste

3 garlic cloves minced

1 cup diced sweet onion approximately 1 small onion

4 oz. sweet Italian sausage casing removed

1 pound lean ground beef

1 tbsp. olive oil

03 Method

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef to the pot and break up into small pieces with a fork. Brown the beef until no longer pink, approximately 5-10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.

Step 2

Add the sausage to the pot and break up with a fork. Cook the sausage until no longer pink and cooked through, approximately 4-5 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with the ground beef.

Step 3

Add the onion to the pot and cook until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Step 4

Stir in the tomato paste and cook until a deep Burgundy color, stirring to avoid burning.

Step 5

Add the Italian Seasoning, onion powder and white wine to deglaze the pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up the brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Cook until the wine has reduced by half.

Step 6

Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar. Bring the sauce to a boil. Return the beef and sausage back to the sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 7

Serve immediately with pasta.

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