Best Jodies Italian Sauce Recipes

NICK'S AUTHENTIC ITALIAN SPAGHETTI

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Nick's Authentic Italian Spaghetti comes straight from Italy. Tomatoes, basil, onions, and carrots flavor the two kinds of meat to make the perfect sauce!

Provided by Erica Walker

Time 3h15m

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion (finely chopped)
3 carrots (peeled, chopped)
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork ((optional))
1 1/2 pounds tomatoes ((fresh peeled and diced tomatoes or canned San Marzano tomatoes))
6 fresh basil leaves (chopped (or 1-2 tsp. dried basil))
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
beef broth ((if needed, to taste))
1 pound spaghetti noodles

Steps:

Heat oil on medium heat in a large, deep skillet. Add onion, carrots, and garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add ground beef and pork and continue to cook.
When meat is browned and onions are soft, add tomatoes.
When tomatoes have softened and have started to release their juices (about 4-5 min) add basil, sugar, salt and pepper (if you are whole tomatoes, mash the them with a potato masher or spatula to release all their juices).
Simmer for at least 3 hours (and up to 6 hours), stirring occasionally. The longer you simmer, the better. Important: tomatoes burn easily so keep an eye on them and add beef broth a little at a time to thin sauce if needed.
In a large pot, cook spaghetti in salted water to al dente, drain completely and return to pot. Add sauce to the spaghetti noodles and toss until noodles are covered.
Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 635 kcal, Carbohydrate 66 g, Protein 31 g, Fat 27 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, Cholesterol 81 mg, Sodium 491 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving

JODIE'S BAKED ZITI

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This is my youngest daughters favorite, she always wants this for her birthday...

Provided by JoSele Swopes

Categories Pasta

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

1 large ziti, cooked (package)
jodie's italian sauce (pre made)
1 large italian cheese (bag shredded)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400*, Use my Italian sauce for this recipe start to Pre pare 4 hours ahead of time...
2. 1 lb ground sirloin 1 lb Italian sausage, no casings 2 lg tomatoes, canned and cut up 4 can(s) tomato paste, Italian 4 clove garlic minced salt and pepper to taste 1 Tbsp sweet basil, fresh parsley (Italian) Sauces & Spreads, Main Dishes Difficulty: EASY Serves: 4 Cook Time: 4 Hr Directions 1 Brown: Sausage, ground sirloin, and garlic, push to side away from grease. Brown: Tomato paste in grease for 3 minutes. Blend tomatoes to thin paste then add meat to sauce. 2 then add the same amount of water using the tomato cans to mixture. Add salt and pepper to mixture to taste, and sweet basil, stir every so often. 3 Let boil for 10 minutes. Put burner on simmer for 3 to 4 hours......
3. Cook and drain ziti: Mix sauce, ziti, 1/2 the cheese together, spread into sprayed deep baking dish. Put remaining cheese on top and spread out..Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes...serve hot