Best Old Italian Meat Sauce Recipes

OLD ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE

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A robust hearty Italian meat and mushroom pasta sauce. Serve with your favorite pasta, if desired.

Provided by Debbie

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Meat Sauce

Time 4h30m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef
1 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
3 cups red wine
2 pounds fresh mushrooms, sliced
¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
4 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
¼ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
3 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

In a large skillet, brown beef and pork over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside.
In a large skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat and saute onions and garlic until tender; add about 1/2 cup of wine; mix well.
Add mushrooms, rosemary, oregano and thyme to skillet and add another 1/2 cup wine; saute until tender.
Add browned meat, tomato sauce and tomato paste to mixture; simmer for 1 hour and add the remaining 2 cups of wine.
Simmer sauce on low for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally; serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.9 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 50.8 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 15.2 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 788.1 mg, Sugar 11.4 g

OLD WORLD ITALIAN MEAT SAUCE

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This recipe is enough for 15 servings, but can be easily frozen in containers if desired, this sauce tastes even better if made the day before, make certain you have a large pot for this.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories Meat

Time 3h20m

Yield 12-15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (or to taste, adjust to heat level)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 large onions, chopped
3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
2 cups dry red wine
2 lbs fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon dried oregano
3 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 tablespoon salt
1 -2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
1/4-1/3 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Steps:

In a large skillet, brown beef and pork with crushed red chili flakes over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside.
In another large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute the onions and garlic until tender; add in about 1/2 cup red wine, mix well.
Add in the sliced mushrooms, rosemary and oregano to skillet, and add another 1/2 cup wine; saute until tender.
Add in the browned beef, tomato sauce and tomato paste; simmer for 1 hour; then add in remaining 1 cup wine, simmer on low for another 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Season with salt and pepper.
Towards the end of cooking, add in the Parmesan cheese, mix to combine and heat through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.1, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 61.4, Sodium 1803.2, Carbohydrate 24.6, Fiber 5, Sugar 12.9, Protein 22.9