Best Secret Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

SECRET GREEN SAUCE SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions. Meanwhile, boil the kettle, put the spinach and peas in a bowl, and cover with boiling water. Leave for about 3 mins until the peas are tender, then drain well. Tip the veg into a food processor or blender, add the basil, pesto, cream and Parmesan, and whizz to make a smooth sauce.
• Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water, and return to the pan. Pour over the sauce and return to a low heat to cook for a few mins, until the sauce clings to the spaghetti. Add a little pasta water if it looks too dry, season to taste and serve with extra Parmesan and scattered with basil leaves, if you like.

SECRET SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and Italian sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Chop carrots and onion in the food processor.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir carrots, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir ground beef-sausage mixture, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, brown sugar, basil, black pepper, and cinnamon into onion mixture; simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors have blended, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.

NOT-SO-SECRET SPAGHETTI SAUCE (SORRY, MOM!)

Steps:

• Saute the chopped onion, clove of garlic and mushrooms in olive oil. Empty the jar of cheap spaghetti sauce into pot. Add sugar and parmesan to the sauce and let cook on low. Move onions and mushrooms when done over to the pot of sauce *Do not drain the skillet!* Brown all of the meat together, seasoning the MEAT heavily and add to the sauce when browned. This can be served immediately or left on simmer heat all day, just stirring occasionally. Great for crockpots, too!