Mama's Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

Name: Mama's Spaghetti With Meat Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb 95% lean ground beef; 1 -2 garlic clove, minced; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 stalks celery, chopped; 1 cup sliced mushrooms (or use 2 small cans sliced mushrooms, drained); 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice; 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 3 -4 tablespoons mixed Italian herbs; 2 dried bay leaves; salt; fresh ground black pepper; 1 pinch brown sugar (optional); 2 (12 ounce) packages dry pasta; 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Submitted by Halcyon Eve

"This is adapted from my mom's spaghetti recipe. It's a family favorite that simmers while you prepare the pasta--great for busy nights. Leftovers make a great lunch. I usually serve this over spaghetti, but sometimes I use linguine, fettucine, or penne. Good with garlicky bread and a salad. You can also make the sauce ahead and freeze it (it freezes quite well); just thaw and heat."

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Mama's Spaghetti With Meat Sauce created by Bryanna Slade

Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 lb 95% lean ground beef
1 -2 garlic clove, minced
1 small onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms (or use 2 small cans sliced mushrooms, drained)
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
3 -4 tablespoons mixed Italian herbs
2 dried bay leaves
salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 pinch brown sugar (optional)
2 (12 ounce) packages dry pasta
¹⁄₂ cup shredded parmesan cheese

directions

Brown beef in a saucepot or large, deep skillet over medium heat; drain.
Add garlic and saute until just turning white.
Add onion, celery, and mushrooms. Saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add tomatoes with juice and tomato sauce. Stir to combine. Add tomato paste and mix together. Stir in herbs and bay leaves. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of brown sugar, if desired.
Bring sauce to a simmer; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, prepare pasta according to package instructions.
Before serving, remove bay leaves and taste; adjust seasoning as desired. Serve over hot pasta, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

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What kind of onion should I use? Also what type of mushrooms?

marisoldi
A very flavourful sauce!! Very simple recipe to follow and the whole family loved it. I went ahead and added some red and green peppers since we like extra veggies in our spaghetti sauce. Brown sugar has always been the "secret ingredient" in all spaghetti sauces I have made in the past, so I stuck with the recipe here. Instead of mincing the garlic I just crushed the cloves and tossed them in. An appealing and appetizing dish!
scheuermanjayme
Perfect! This recipe is awesome. My boyfriend doesn't like mushrooms so I omitted them. I don't like onions so I used onion powder and it turned out excellent. I forgot the sugar, but it didn't make a difference. This is my go to meat sauce recipe from now on!

J D.9166
Bryanna Slade
Great recipe as is! I thoroughly enjoyed it, and so did my guests

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