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Homemade Meat Sauce
This flavorful homemade meat sauce is perfect for over spaghetti, other pasta or as a filling for your homemade lasagna as well! This yields 8 cups of meat sauce.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 177 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Condiments
Cuisine:
Italian , American
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 medium onions diced small
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/4 cup ketchup or tomato paste *
- one ounces can diced tomatoes
- two ounce cans tomato sauce
- one ounce can mushroom pieces. NOT drained!
- one tablespoon Italian seasoning
- one beef bouillon cube
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons Fresh parsley to garnish
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, cook the ground beef and onions on medium-high heat until the beef has browned and cooked through, and the onions are soft. Drain the grease if desired, and add in the garlic. Sauté until the garlic is fragrant.
- Stir in the ketchup, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushroom pieces and the liquid from the can, Italian seasoning, bouillon cube, pepper, and bay leaves.
- Cover with a lid and simmer on medium-low heat for 2 hours, stirring frequently to ensure it doesn't burn.
- Taste and season to taste - add more sugar to cut the acidity, more Italian seasoning or salt/pepper if wanted.
- Remove the bay leaves. Serve over pasta or even use in lasagna.
- Garnish with fresh parsley.
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Slow Cooker Method
- In a large saucepan, cook the ground beef and onions on medium-high heat until the beef has browned and cooked through, and the onions are soft. Drain the grease and add in the garlic. Sauté until the garlic is fragrant.
- Place the ground beef mixture into the bottom of your slow cooker. Stir in the ketchup, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushroom pieces and the liquid from the can, Italian seasoning, bouillon cube, pepper, and bay leaves.
- Cover and cook for 4-5 hours on high, or 8-9 hours on low.
- Taste and season to taste - add more sugar to cut the acidity, more Italian seasoning or salt/pepper if wanted.
- Remove the bay leaves. Serve over pasta or even use in lasagna. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Notes
- *If you use tomato sauce and not the ketchup, add 1 tsp of white sugar to the sauce.
- *If you use tomato sauce and not the ketchup, add 1 tsp of white sugar to the sauce.
- Using the liquid from the mushroom can is a waste not, want not Grandma trick and really boosts the mushroom flavor.
Nutrition Information
Calories
177kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
144mg
(6%)
Potassium
462mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
41IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 177
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 177kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 144mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 462mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 41IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.