This easy homemade sauce is filled with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, garlic, green peppers and spices. Made from scratch, it's one of the best pasta sauce recipes that everyone loves.
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT70M
Total time: PT80M
Rating
4.45 stars (240 reviews)
Keywords
pasta sauce, spaghetti sauce
Ingredients
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 ½ lb lean ground beef
1 medium onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 green pepper (chopped)
1 cup mushrooms (sliced)
1 bay leaf
¼ tsp oregano
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 can crushed tomatoes (28oz can )
1 tomato sauce (12oz can )
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish, optional)
Categories
Main Dishes
Cuisine
Italian
Steps
Add extra virgin olive oil to a large pot. Add ground beef, onions, garlic, green peppers and mushrooms. Cook over medium heat until beef is browned and vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes.
Stir in tomato paste, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, sugar, bay leaf, oregano and Italian seasoning.
Reduce heat to low. Cover. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Remove bay leaf before serving. Serve with cooked spaghetti noodles or your favorite cooked pasta. Top with fresh parsley, if desired.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 g
Calories: 214 kcal
Carbohydrates: 9 g
Protein: 20 g
Fat: 11 g
Saturated Fat: 3 g
Trans Fat: 0.3 g
Cholesterol: 53 mg
Sodium: 288 mg
Sugar: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
Reviews
Sharon on 2025-02-14 (5 stars): This is how I make mine, but I don’t put the mushrooms in it and I add seasoning salt and about a tablespoon of sugar and sprinkle some Parmesan cheese in it. I use half of the small can of the tomato paste otherwise it’s very watery. I also add about 3/4 of a cup of the water from boiling that spaghetti noodles.
Jon-Betty King on 2025-01-21 (5 stars): Very simple to mine. I add 1/2# ground veal and 6 or 8 Italian sausages.
Loudean McCain on 2024-07-14 (5 stars): Must try this sauce recipe! Sounds delicious!!
