Bev's Spaghetti Sauce

Bev's Note:

This is a recipe I have developed over a number of years. This is the only spaghetti sauce my family will request! Very easy to make. I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine does!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ½ lbs ground beef
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 2 cloves garlic , minced (to taste)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt (, or to taste)
• ground pepper
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms , sliced and sauteed in butter (optional)
• parmesan cheese , freshly grated (optional)

Directions:

1. Brown the ground beef, onion and garlic in olive oil with bay leaves, oregano, basil, Italian Seasoning, salt and pepper.
2. Add tomato paste, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.
3. Stir well and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
4. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
5. Use sauce to top your cooked spaghetti.
6. Top with sauteed mushroom.
7. Pass the Parmesan.

Reviews

[Dan'l]

Different people look for different things in a spaghetti sauce. In fact, your spaghetti sauce says alot about you as a person. This is undoubtedly the best spaghetti sauce I have ever had! It is full-bodied but balanced. It is meaty yet the meat does not overwhelm the flavor. With a sprinkle of parmesan, a french baguette and a red wine on the side this sauce creates the perfect evening! I'm love this chef!!

[Dana-MMH]

Excellent sauce Bev! I usually make my own recipe that I have been making for years so I thought I would try something different and we all enjoyed this very much!! Sure made alot of sauce I was able to feed 5 of us and still had plenty left over. I froze the rest for another day. I didn't add mushrooms but put plenty of parmesan cheese on. Delicious, thanks for sharing.

[SherriT9]

Bev, your spaghetti sauce is out of this world delicious!!! This was THE BEST I have ever had. I was already looking forward to having the leftovers tonight as I was eating it last night!! I followed the recipe to a "T" except for the bay leaves,only because I didn't have any on hand. Thank you, thank you for posting this!!!