All-Day Spaghetti Sauce

Submitted by Matt Smith

"This spaghetti sauce freezes very well for later. I use standard quart-size ziplock bags, and stack them in the freezer."

 

• Ready In: 6hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 28

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 56 ounces diced tomatoes
• 56 ounces tomato sauce
• 48 ounces tomato paste
• 8 bay leaves
• 3 garlic cloves
• 4 tablespoons basil
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 4 tablespoons onion powder (or equivalent real onion)
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Brown beef in a skillet.
2. Put into a large stock pot with the tomato sauce, paste, and diced tomatoes.
3. Add most of the required amount of all the spices.
4. Let simmer on low, stirring enough to keep it from burning to the pan bottom, for an hour or so.
5. Taste a spoonful and add the rest of the spices to taste.
6. TIPS: When you add spices, mix well and simmer 1/2 hour before you taste and add more if necessary.
7. The thicker the metal of your stock pot, the less you have to stir.
8. Cover it to prevent splatters, but not airtight (I use a spoon to prop the edge of the lid to let vapor escape.).
9. The longer it simmers, the thicker it gets (yum).
10. The sauce is also very good without the beef.

Reviews

[annettewebb]

I made this recipe in my slow cooker with Spicy Italian sausage that I had fried up in a pan before adding it. I cut the recipe in half and still had a lot of leftover. The one thing I would do differently is the amount of tomato paste added. I would most likely use a couple of Tablespoons instead. Next time I will make some meatballs to go with it, I think that would be great with it. I also used some of the leftover sauce for homemade pizzas. The kids enjoyed that, thanks for sharing.

 

[Husker Fan]

Very delicious and easy recipe. I added more garlic (never can have enough!!). We had guests over last night, which is when I made this, and they went back for seconds on just the sauce to dip their bread in!! Awesome. Next time I will try making meatballs with it. Thank you!

 

[OCMom1]

5 for easy and tasty. I made a 1/2 recipe and still froze two portions after using it for a big party meal and one smaller meal. Will make the full portion next time I hit up a warehouse store for the big cans.

 

[catsymel]

I paired this recipe up with Kittencal's Famous Italian Melt-In-Your-Mouth Parmesan Meatballs and let me just tell you...I would do both again. This recipe was excellent. The sauce was perfect, I make a lot of homemade pizza and the sauce could actually be used for that, but the spaghetti sauce along with the meatballs was A #1. My family loved it, and my husband is VERY particular. Dynamite!!

 

[Dissie]

This is a keeper for sure! My family loved this sauce! I did add an onion while browning the hamburger, and I also added some fresh mushrooms, 2 sliced zucchini's and 1/2 of a red bell pepper to sauce. I brought it to a simmer on the stovetop for 1/2 hour, then transferred it to a crockpot and cooked it on high for 3 - 4 hours. I let the sauce cook without the hamburger and added the browned hamburger and onion in the last 1/2 hour. This really is a great sauce. Even with all the onion powder and fresh onions, it wasn't too much onion taste. Will definately make again.