Spaghetti Sauce
Easy homemade spaghetti sauce! This recipe is a family favorite.
Equipment
- large pot
- skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or 1/2 lb ground Italian sausage and 1/2 lb ground beef
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 15 ounce can crushed or pureed tomatoes (San Marzano tomatoes)
- 14 oz can diced tomatoes (can use fire roasted)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fresh or dried parsley flakes
- 2 garlic cloves diced
- crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves optional
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- Spaghetti noodles for serving
Instructions
- Season ground beef with salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, add the beef (and Italian sausage, if you are using it) and chopped onion and brown. Drain excess grease and set aside
- Add crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, parsley, minced garlic, crushed red pepper, Worcestershire sauce, grated Parmesan cheese, and sugar to a large pot.
- Stir well to combine and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, add chopped basil, hamburger (and sausage) meat, and simmer for at least 30 minutes.
Notes
- To use this recipe as a marinara sauce, omit the meat.
- The sauce is perfect for lasagna, stuffed pasta shells, and other pasta dishes that call for marinara sauce.
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content may vary depending on the brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and other factors.