Lorilyn's Spaghetti Sauce

Submitted by Tinkerbell

"I created this recipe to go with meatballs & spaghetti noodles last night. It turned out very flavorful, not bland, & everyone was really pleased with it. I'd like to remember how to make it again sometime so I am posting it now. I don't pre-cook the onion & green pepper because we like them a bit al dente, but feel free to saute them in a dab of oil before adding the remaining ingredients. I hope you enjoy it too!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 425.24 g can tomato sauce
• 170.09 g can tomato paste
• 411.06 g can diced tomatoes (I used a can of Onion and Garlic flavor)
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 59.14 ml diced onion
• 14.79 ml basil (I had California Basil, dried but not crushed fine)
• 4.92 ml rosemary (crushed)
• 4.92 ml sage
• 1.23 ml thyme
• 4.92 ml ground oregano
• 0.61 ml white pepper
• 118.29 ml fresh parsley (I used fresh minced)
• 3 minced garlic cloves
• 59.14 ml red wine
• 59.14 ml water

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in dutch oven or large soup pot.
2. Bring to a low boil, reduce heat, cover & simmer for 35-40 minutes.
3. Add extra water if necessary to achieve the desired thickness.
4. I added fully cooked meatballs at the last 5 minutes of simmering & served over cooked spaghetti noodles.

Reviews

[Nif_H]

This was very very good. I replaced the wine with white grape juice because that's what I had on hand. I added meatballs for about 15 minutes after the sauce was done. My kids really liked it too! Made for Ramadan Tag. Thanks Tink! :)

 

[Nimz_]

I've never made Spaghetti and Meatballs before. Have always made a meat sauce for our spaghetti. I really liked this as an alternative method of cooking spaghetti. The sauce was very thick and rich. The red wine was an excellent addition for some great flavor. I thought the basil was a little much for us so decreased that to about a 1/2 tablespoon and left out the thyme (don't care for it) but other than that made exactly as directed. Per your suggestion for the meatballs I made recipe #173026 I'll make this again for sure. Thanks Tink Made for Summer Spectacular :)