Nikki's Spaghetti Sauce
"The base of this was my mom's; I just adjusted it a little to my likings."
photo by Nif_H
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄3 cup onion, chopped
- salt and pepper
- 4 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons Italian spices
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1⁄4 cup water (optional)
directions
- Brown beef with onions, season with salt and pepper to taste; drain off any fat.
- Add remaining ingredients (water is optional depending on the thickness you prefer).
- Simmer a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Serve over pasta noodles of any kind.
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Reviews
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I made this recipe for freezing in portion sizes for my husband as I'm going away on holidays. It is a perfect base for loads of other spaghetti meat sauces and is lovely on it's own. Thanks for sharing your recipe. -
Considerably different from the sauces I usually make, but that's not a problem, since we both do like variety! I did, however, cut the sugar back to just 1/4 cup & didn't add any water since we usually like our sauces thick! Served enough for the 2 of us & hen packaged the rest of it in 2-serving portions for the freezer! Great sauce, we thought! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in Zaar Stars Tag] -
This sauce is so yummy and easy to do. I used 1 small onion. I used lean ground beef. I didn't want to use 1/2 cup sugar so I used only 1 tablespoon. No garlic salt for us. And I didn't have to add water. I let it simmer covered. Thanks Nikki :) Made for 123 hit wonders -
This is different from most of the spaghetti sauces that I make. I usually make thick ones that are more meat than tomato sauce! This was a nice change and my family enjoyed the sweetness of it. Served with spaghetti and some freshly grated parmesan. Made for Went to the Market tag. Thanks AZPARZYCH! :) -
Lovely flavour from this sauce. I also reduced the sugar as I'm watching calories and simmered it for 30 minutes. Thanks for a great spaghetti sauce!
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Great spaghetti sauce that reminds me of the sauce that my Mom made, minus the chopped tomatoes and added sugar. I made this using meatballs instead of browning the meat and onions but then followed the recipe except for I only used 1/4 of the amount of sugar (2 tbsps). I didn't add the optional water, and that was a nice thickness for the sauce for our tastes. Made for PAC Fall 09.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AZPARZYCH
Peoria, 41
<p><span><strong>I am a stay at home mom to two wonderful boys; Joshua (8years), Kaiden (5 years), and baby GIRL, Madalynn (19 months)! I also have two fur babies (cats); Kobee, AJ; we had to put our youngest cat Sly down Jan 2014. :(. I am also married to my best friend, Jeff and have been since April 2005. I love cooking, hate cleaning and will do whatever I can to get out of it! I love grilling and baking. I do most of the grilling at my house, and bake for almost a week straight at Christmas time! I can make or will attempt just about anything, though I rarely make brownies, my husband's are the best! Homemade breads are not my friend, so I am always working on bread baking.</strong></span></p>
<p><span><strong>As for recipe ideas (besides zaar) Cooking Light Cookbooks are my favorites. I love to make new meals and try new things; it is hard though because my husband is picky when it comes to veggies (and hates seafood); If it were up to him we would have baked-bread crumb chicken and white rice at least one meal a day! Over the past couple years with zaar, I have found tons of new recipes my family normally wouldn’t eat but have been happily surprised with new favorites.</strong></span></p>
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