Best Quick Meat Sauce Recipes

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.

GNOCCHI WITH QUICK MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot, heat oil over high. Add meat and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until it begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion, carrots, and garlic and cook until meat is browned and onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add tomato puree, and bring to a rapid simmer.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is slightly reduced, about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; transfer 5 cups meat sauce to an airtight container, let cool, then refrigerate for Summer Beef-and-Rice Casserole. Serve remaining sauce over gnocchi, topped with Parmesan and basil, if desired.

QUICK MEAT SAUCE FROM A JAR

Steps:

• In large skillet cook meat until browned; drain.
• Add onion; cook until tender.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce, parsley, basil or oregano, salt and pepper; simmer 5 to 10 minutes.

QUICK MEAT SAUCE AND SHELLS

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat and add crumbled ground beef, peppers, onion and garlic.
• Cook for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in tomatoes, sugar, salt and black pepper.
• Cover and simmer on medium-low for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While sauce is simmering, cook pasta following package directions.
• Drain.
• Spoon sauce over pasta.
• Top with shredded cheese and serve.

FRESH FETTUCCINE WITH QUICK MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Set a large pot of salted water to boil. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, 3 to 4 minutes. Add pork and beef; cook, breaking meat up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine; cook until evaporated, about 7 minutes. Add tomatoes, oregano, and red-pepper flakes; cook until sauce is slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain, and return to pot; add meat sauce, and toss to coat. Serve immediately, topped with Parmesan, if desired.

QUICK MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large deep saute pan, heat the oil and add the carrots, celery and onion. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the veal, pork, Aleppo pepper, garlic and bay leaf and season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking the chunks of meat with a spatula, until the meat is no longer pink, about 10 minutes.
• Add the wine, tomatoes and tomato paste and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaf. Stir in the demi-glace, cream and sage and cook for 3 more minutes. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley. Serve over pasta with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.