Best Mels Loaded Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

QUICK WEEKNIGHT HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground meat, onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper, breaking the meat into small pieces as it cooks, until the meat is not longer pink.
• Drain any excess grease.
• Stir in the tomato paste, basil, oregano, thyme, salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, for about a minute, until the mixture smells fragrant.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar and soy sauce. Stir to combine.
• Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 5-10 minutes (or as long as you like/need).
• Serve over hot, cooked noodles.

MEL'S LOADED SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat 2 tablespoons of EVOO in 5 qt skillet & saute grated garlic cloves. Crumble beef and sausage together and brown. Add onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms and allow to saute with meat for appx 25 minutes. Then add seasonings. (filet of anchovie can be substituted for salt, just saute with garlic in EVOO!)
• 2. Add tomato paste and blend into mixture (hint:I use the hottest water from my faucet to get last dregs from can and add to mixture to help with blending). Then add 3 cans of diced tomatoes (using water to rinse cans of dregs and add to sauce-2 1/2 cans of water). Drain and add spinach.
• 3. Allow to simmer, just below medium (depending on your stove), for 1 hour.

HEARTY HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the beef, peppers, celery, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Add the mushrooms; cook for 2 minutes. , Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, bay leaf, sugar, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often. Discard bay leaf. Serve sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.