Basic Spaghetti Meat Sauce

Submitted by 89240

"This recipe is a result of the ingredients i had on hand, very meaty. Feel free to adjust to your taste, more garlic, etc."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 dash thyme
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 dash red pepper
• 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Heat butter and olive oil over medium heat in saucepan.
2. When butter is melted, add onions and garlic; cook until onions are soft.
3. Add beef and brown, drain if desired.
4. Add all remaining ingredients and simmer for 30-45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Serve over cooked pasta of your choice.

Reviews

[starlight17_12979236]

Absolutely wonderful basic meatsauce. I let it simmer for 2 hours because company was late and it turned out soooo yummy. Wasn't sure how much tomato sauce/paste/diced ratio to add, and this recipe hit it right on spot. Thanks!!

 

[Redsie]

This is a delicious basic sauce - did add some red pepper flakes and some Tabasco as it was missing some spices. Made a double batch and froze some for later use. Thanks! :)

 

[Srt]

A great sauce and one of our favorites. The butter and olive oil give the sauce a little something extra. We liked very much. I did add a little dash of Marsala wine too.

 

[JustJanS]

This was really yummy. I used a good brand of tomato sauce that has onion and roasted garlic in it, more than a pinch of pepper flakes, and I added 1 1/2 cups of water to the ingredients as I always intended to simmer it for about twice the time you suggested sleepy. I would say it was one of the nicest spaghetti sauces we've made and reviewed, (but it's similar to the way we often make it so I guess it has to be good;-) )