Big Batch Spaghetti Sauce

Submitted by Steve P.

"Great way to make up a large batch of tomato sauce from your garden to freeze or can for later use."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 24-30

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 12 cups tomatoes, peeled,cored,and chopped,approximately
• 3 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried black pepper

directions

1. Heat oil in large pan.
2. Saute onions and garlic until tender.
3. Add rest of ingredients.
4. Heat to boiling.
5. Reduce heat.
6. Simmer, partially covered, for 2 hours.
7. Stir occasionally.
8. After it has simmered, cool completely and store in freezer bags or containers in increments that you find best for your family; (When ready to use, thaw and heat).
9. Or process in a boiling covered canner for 35 minutes
10. Favorite ingredients can be added like sliced mushrooms, cooked/drained sausage, hamburger, etc.
11. This sauce is great for any Italian dish.
12. Great as a sauce for pasta and as a pizza sauce.

Reviews

[Darla Aldridge]

To Steve, I make spaghetti sauce every year. I process in a boiling covered canner for 35 minutes. I hope you find this helpful. Good Lick :-), from Darla

 

[rbrynsaas]

Needed to use up some of my garden tomatoes, so made a batch of this. I had everything in my pantry already, so it was great to throw together. Loved the flavor!! DH, who is very picky, thought this tasted great. I canned mine and got 4 qts out of it. Thanks for the recipe!

 

[supercrafty]

I made this recipe exactly as stated with fresh tomatoes. I agree it's a great sauce but thought it tasted a bit salty and needed more spices. Next time I will cut the olive oil to 2 TBSP, use half the salt called for in the recipe, and double the sugar, garlic, basil and oregano called for in the recipe.

 

[Jasmin]

Amazingly delicious! I had a lot of tomatoes and was looking for a recipe and decided to try this one....OMG,it is very delicious sauce. I followed the recipe, cooked onions and garlic separetely, and added them after an hour of cooking tomatoes.I did not remove skin,but I will next time.I wish I did, I know a very easy way to remove tomato skin. Fill a Pot with hot water and boil water,put tomatoes in a spaghetti drain pan, and put in hot water let them boil for 1 minute, let them cool off and the whole skin comes off. I will do it next time, the skin is annoying me now in the sauce,but the sauce is very good! I will eat it anyway! I love it THanks for sharing it!!!

 

[Jntridenour]

After making this and canning it, I told my husband, "This better be some pretty good stuff, or it's not worth the effort, when You can buy it at the grocery for a dollar" Boy. Was it worth it. This is the best pasta sauce, ever!!