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Easy, Speedy Spaghetti Sauce
"A tasty sauce you can throw together on those nights that you don't have much time or have unexpected company drop in. You can add meats, veggies or whatever your preference is to the sauce."
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- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 -3 tablespoons chopped onions
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 bay leaf
directions
- Stir all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 15-30 minutes.
- Serve over spaghetti.
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
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Reviews
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This is a simple, handy recipe. I cut the sugar in half and added fresh garlic and onion, sliced black olives, and a splash of red wine. Nice over some angel hair pasta. Thanks Junebug. -
Small number of ingredients, big taste...what an amazingly quick and delicious recipe! I didn't have the time or the patience to bother with an other spaghetti sauce recipe with a million ingredients that took over an hour to prep & cook. I read the measurements wrong and added a 1/2 tablespoon of garlic powder, oregano, basil, parsley, paprika, and forgot to add the bay leaf, and it still came out quite good. I just popped all the ingredients in and let it simmer for 15 mins. At first it was a tad sweet because of the brown sugar, but I added half of a freshly squeezed lemon to the sauce, let it simmer for another 10 mins. and it was perfect. I loved the explosion of flavor, so i think i'll stick to the more generous measurements from now on. This is an AMAZING recipe that tastes better than any bottled spaghetti sauce I've ever had!
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Loved how quick and easy this was to make. It was a thin sauce, and a little sweeter than I prefer, but tasty. Added a dash of red wine which went well with the spices. Next time I will halve the sugar, but keep everything else the same.
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I love sauce that stews for several hours, but if you don't have the time for that, this is a wonderful alternative. I used 1 chopped onion instead of a few tablespoons, added in a chopped green bell pepper, 1-14.5 oz can of chopped tomatoes, and cut the sugar down to 1 tablespoon. -
This was a good, quick easy sauce. Next time I will put in less sugar as it was too sweet for me. I live with meat lovers so I added some chopped up beef. Thanks for the recipe. :o)
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Truly an easy and delicious spaghetti sauce recipe! I have made this countless times in the past several years, yet have forgotten to write a review for it. I use it with spaghetti, meatball subs (turkey meatball subs!), chicken parmigiana, you name it! I always keep the ingredients on hand, as this recipe is the perfect go-to sauce! I've successfully made it in the crock pot for meatballs and it comes out delicious without trying. I have tried different variations, but I do cut the brown sugar by half---it's just too sweet for our tastes with the recommended sugar in the recipe. I've also used Stevia in place of the brown sugar and it has turned out well. I've also subbed out onion powder for the chopped onions for those days in which I'm just too busy to bother. No matter what, this sauce is always a winner! For subs, I like to add a little grated Parmesan to the sauce and it makes it that much better. Thank you for this keeper of a recipe! -
I love sauce that stews for several hours, but if you don't have the time for that, this is a wonderful alternative. I used 1 chopped onion instead of a few tablespoons, added in a chopped green bell pepper, 1-14.5 oz can of chopped tomatoes, and cut the sugar down to 1 tablespoon.
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This was SOOOO yummy! I didn't have 2 cans of tomato sauce, so I used one can tomato sauce, I can crushed tomatoes and added some ground beef I browned with the same spices... Oh, yeah, I also used Italian spice mix instead of the basil and oregano, and my family cleaned their plates. Will NEVER buy spaghetti sauce again. Thanks Junebug!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Junebug
United States
I am a wife, Mother and Grandmother. I am a native Texan and can't imagine living anywhere else. My Grandmother taught me to cook before I could see the top of the counter. I remember standing on a stool in her kitchen learning to make pancakes. My Mother loved to cook and it seems she was cooking (or cleaning) most of the time. So those are the two ladies responsible for nurturing my love of cooking!
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