Best Easy Meat Sauce Recipes

EASY SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Combine ground beef, onion, garlic, mushrooms and green pepper in a large saucepan. Cook and stir until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain grease.
• 2. Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste into the pan. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Simmer spaghetti sauce for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

EASY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Season onion with Italian seasoning; continue to saute until the herbs are fragrant, about 3 minutes more.
• Break beef into small pieces and add to the skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into the beef mixture; season with salt, place a lid on the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer for 1 hour.
• Splash wine over the mixture, stir, and simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes.

PASTA AND EASY ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium. Stir in carrot, onion, and garlic. Add ground beef, and cook until it turns from pink to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and their liquid, crushing them with the back of a large spoon. Stir in milk, bay leaf, thyme, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Simmer 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook fettuccine until al dente according to package instructions, about 12 minutes. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the cooking water; drain fettuccine, and return to the warm pot. Add meat sauce, and toss. Add pasta water as needed if the sauce seems dry. To serve, sprinkle with Parmesan.

QUICK AND EASY SPAGHETTI WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a shallow soup pot.
• Sauteé garlic until golden, then add onions and peppers.
• Sauteé until onions are starting to become translucent, then add beef, and season with salt and pepper.
• Brown until cooked through (about 10-15 minutes).
• Drain grease.
• Add wine (if using) and allow to cook for a couple of minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, boullion cube, parsley, oregano, thyme and basil, salt and pepper and sugar.
• Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
• Boil for about 1 minute then reduce heat to med-low and simmer 20 minutes.
• Serve over spaghetti, top with parmesan cheese and serve with crusty french bread.

PASTA AND EASY ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the carrot, onion, and garlic. Add the ground beef, and cook until it turns from pink to brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and their liquid, crushing them with the back of a large spoon. Stir in the milk, bay leaf, thyme, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the fettuccine until al dente according to the package instructions. Reserve about 1/2 cup of the cooking water, and drain the fettuccine. Return it to the warm pot. Add the meat sauce, and toss. Add the reserved pasta water as needed if the sauce seems dry. To serve, sprinkle with Parmesan.
• regional ragù
• Our sauce is based on the famed Ragù alla Bolognese (sauce in the style of Bologna). The addition of milk might seem to be unusual, but it's traditional in northern Italy-where butter and cream, as well as milk, are essential to the cuisine.

EASY SKILLET PASTA & MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a deep skillet, brown ground beef with onion, garlic and mushroom; Drain off grease and return meat mixture to pan.
• 2. Add pasta, tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, beef broth, water, salt & pepper, and Italian seasoning. Give a quick stir just to combine.
• 3. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or so, over low heat, stirring occasionally until liquid is absorbed and pasta is fully cooked. Add water 1/2 cup at a time, if necessary to continue cooking pasta.
• 4. Serve in pasta bowls with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and fresh chopped parsley.

PAM'S EASY MINI PENNE WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a large saute pan or skillet, heat oil and add minced shallot and garlic. Stir and cook until fragrant but not brown. Add ground chuck and Italian sausage, broken into small bite sized pieces and saute until browned. Add remaining ingredients except sugar, salt and pepper, and olives. Mix well, stir occasionally and let simmer on medium low for about 20 minutes. Add olives and taste to adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Add as much or as little of the sugar as you like, per your preferences. Simmer until sauce is thick enough for your taste. (I like mine really thick)
• 2. While sauce is simmering, cook the pasta according to package directions, drain and keep warm.
• 3. To serve, place a portion of penne on the plate, top with 1/4 of the meat sauce and sprinkle with grated Asiago Cheese. Pass more cheese at the table if desired.

EASY MEAT SAUCE (AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN)

Steps:

• Remove stems from mushrooms. Cut into quarters and toss into food processor. Chop finely, 8-10 1-second pulses.
• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until it smokes. Add onion and mushrooms and saute until soft and very brown, 6-12 minutes.
• Pulse milk and bread in food processor until it forms a paste, about 8 pulses. Add salt and pepper. Add beef and pulse until just combined, about 6 pulses.
• Add garlic, red pepper flakes and tomato paste to saucepan. Deglaze with 1/4 cup of the reserved tomato juices (discard or consume the rest). Add 2 tsp fresh oregano (if using dried oregano, add all of it now) and stir well.
• Add meat mixture and stir until no longer pink, but not yet brown. Add drained, diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes. Stir well, and simmer gently 30 minutes.
• Add remaining fresh oregano and Parmigiano cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve over pasta.

EASY & DELICIOUS MEAT SAUCE, EILEEN D.

Steps:

• 1. Place ground beef in a 4 quart saucepan over medium high heat. 2. Cook beef, breaking up into pieces, until no longer pink. 3. Drain beef and wipe excess grease out of pot with paper towels. Return beef to saucepan. 4. Add Contadina tomato sauce, Contadina tomato paste and water. Raise heat to high. 5. Add remaining ingredients. Stir until blended. 6. Place cover on saucepan and bring to a boil. 7. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 8. Serve over freshly cooked pasta.

EASY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large frying pan. Add the meat and cook; breaking the meat up as it cooks. Add the onion, bell pepper and the garlic and continue to sauté until the onion is transparent. Add the crushed tomatoes and the seasonings and half of the basil chopped. Simmer the sauce on low slightly covered for about 30 minutes. Check for the seasoning and season again to if needed. Prepare the macaroni as directed. Garnish with a little extra olive oil, grated cheese and the rest of the fresh basil.