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Restaurant Style Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

Restaurant Style Spaghetti Sauce

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic until tender and fragrant. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste and wine. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
  2. 2 Reduce heat to low, stir in sausage and simmer until sausage is thoroughly cooked.

By az_starshine

Homemade Red Pasta Dough
Dinner Italian

Homemade Red Pasta Dough

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place flour on a marble or wooden work surface. Make a well in the center; crack eggs into center. Add tomato paste and salt. Gently beat eggs and tomato paste with a fork, incorporating the surrounding flour, until dough is runny. Bring remaining flour into dough using a bench scraper until forms a ball. Mix in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if dough feels too stiff.
  2. 2 Knead dough with your hands by flattening the ball, stretching it, and folding the top towards the center. Turn 45 degrees and repeat until dough is soft and smooth, about 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Shape dough into a ball. Place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, 30 to 60 minutes.
  4. 4 Roll dough out using a pasta machine or rolling pin. Turn into your favorite pasta shape.

By Alemarsi

Bolognese Sauce with Meat
Italian

Bolognese Sauce with Meat

4.2

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large saucepan saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil. Add ground beef and continue cooking. Stir in prosciutto and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter, chopped tomatoes, and tomato paste. Let sauce simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Simmer for one hour. Add additional butter and simmer for an additional half hour.

By angelic

Homemade Italian Sauce
Italian

Homemade Italian Sauce

4.4

Prep
20 min
Cook
90 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a blender chop the whole tomatoes with juice and garlic until chunky. In a medium size pot, heat oil on medium high heat. Put onion and mushroom in and saute for about 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Place in pot the blended tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, chopped green peppers, oregano and basil. Bring to boil, then lower to medium low, cover and stir periodically. Cook and reduce about 1 to 2 hours or to your liking.

By BARBLUVSFOOD

Spaghetti Sauce from the Slow Cooker
Italian

Spaghetti Sauce from the Slow Cooker

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
365 min
Total
375 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
  2. 2 Stir beef, diced tomatoes, onion, tomato paste, sugar, Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, oregano, anise seed, and bay leaf together in a slow cooker.
  3. 3 Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

By FatBoy

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

4.1

Prep
10 min
Cook
240 min
Total
250 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, Italian seasoning, basil, sugar, wine, and crushed red pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve.

By Cathy

Sicilian Lentil Pasta Sauce
Italian

Sicilian Lentil Pasta Sauce

4.3

Prep
20 min
Cook
80 min
Total
100 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and garlic. Cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Add lentils and 3 cups water to vegetables. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 45 to 60 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. If necessary, add more water to keep the sauce from sticking. Be careful not to dilute; the sauce should be quite thick.

By Jill

Chunky Pizza Dip
Lunch Italian

Chunky Pizza Dip

3.9

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil and garlic in a large saucepan or Dutch oven until garlic starts to sizzle and turn golden. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, basil and oregano; bring to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, until sauce is thick enough for dipping, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool and refrigerate.

By USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson

Shrimp Fra Diablo
Italian

Shrimp Fra Diablo

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir shallot and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add red pepper flakes; cook and stir to release flavor, about 1 minute. Stir fire-roasted tomatoes and tomato paste into the shallot mixture. Thin the sauce by stirring white wine into the mixture; cook and stir until sauce becomes thick and bubbly, 4 to 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Reduce heat to medium-low. Add shrimp to the tomato mixture; cook and stir until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Season with parsley, basil, and black pepper.

By Allison

All Day Versatile Sauce
Italian

All Day Versatile Sauce

4.5

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large pot saute onion, garlic, oregano and basil in 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the neck bones and let simmer with the lid on until the onions are transparent. Note: if using ground beef cook with onion mixture.
  2. 2 Once onions are clear, add the tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste and water. If using meat in your recipe add at this time. Cover and simmer for several hours.
  3. 3 Before serving, remove neck bones and discard.

By Nancy Friskey

Spaghetti Sauce II
Italian

Spaghetti Sauce II

4.5

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Saute onions and garlic until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients (except sausage links) and simmer over low heat for 3 hours.
  2. 2 With one hour cooking time remaining, cook and brown sausages in a skillet. When browned, place in sauce and continue to simmer. Remove bay leaves before serving. Serve over hot cooked noodles, with sausages on the side.

By Melinda Connery

Spag Bol
Italian

Spag Bol

4.3

Prep
20 min
Cook
60 min
Total
80 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions and garlic until onions are tender. Stir in red bell pepper and saute 2 minutes.
  2. 2 Place ground beef in the skillet and cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Stir in beef broth, diced tomatoes, wine and tomato paste. Bring to a boil and add celery, bay leaves and Italian seasoning.
  3. 3 Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, or until sauce thickens.

By Natalie Reid

Grandma Maggio's Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

Grandma Maggio's Spaghetti Sauce

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until translucent but not browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and basil, and cook and stir until the basil is wilted and the mushrooms are cooked through and have given up their juices, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Pour in the whole peeled tomatoes, and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring and chopping tomatoes into pieces with a spoon. Pour in the tomato sauce and stir, crushing any large pieces of tomato left, and bring to a simmer. Let the sauce simmer until slightly thickened and bubbling, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir tomato paste into the sauce, and fill the empty tomato paste can with Merlot wine, stirring to dissolve any remaining tomato paste in the can. Pour wine into the sauce, and stir well to combine. Bring the sauce back to a simmer, and stir in salt, pepper, dried oregano, and sugar. Let the sauce simmer until the seasonings are blended and the sauce is heated through, about 3 more minutes.

By Sarah Garland

Tasty Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

Tasty Spaghetti Sauce

4.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
45 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess fat.
  2. 2 Add onion to beef in the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with pepper and salt. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and garlic; bring to a boil.
  3. 3 Season with thyme, basil, rosemary, marjoram, and bay leaf. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.

By M A Burton

The Very Best Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

The Very Best Spaghetti Sauce

4.3

Prep
30 min
Cook
390 min
Total
420 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Remove skins and return tomatoes to the pot and mash them. Stir in tomato paste and 2 cups water. Cover and simmer on low heat.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and bay leaves for 1 minute, then stir in onions; saute until onions are translucent. Stir in zucchini, green and red bell pepper and mushrooms. Slowly cook and stir for 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir vegetables into tomato sauce and add oregano, Italian seasoning, chili powder and brown sugar. Simmer over low heat for 6 to 8 hours. Stir in the ricotta cheese 10 minutes before serving.

By Jenny R

Twenty Minute Lasagna
Dinner Italian

Twenty Minute Lasagna

3.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
  3. 3 In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine spaghetti sauce mix, mushroom gravy mix, tomato paste, water and oil. Bring to a boil and stir in ground beef. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. 4 In a 9x13 inch baking dish layer the noodles, sauce and cheese; repeat layers, ending with cheese.
  5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

By Sharon Cormier

Wedding Gift Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

Wedding Gift Spaghetti Sauce

4.4

Prep
10 min
Cook
150 min
Total
160 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat butter and olive oil together with onion and garlic in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir ground beef and sausage in the onion mixture until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir Italian seasoning, salt, rosemary, oregano, and black pepper into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer for 20 minutes.
  2. 2 Pour water, tomato puree, and tomato paste into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer, stirring occasionally, over low heat until flavors have combined, at least 2 hours.

By Dog Fish Head aka Fabius

Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce II
Pantry Italian

Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce II

3.9

Prep
20 min
Cook
240 min
Total
260 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Stir in onion and garlic; cook 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. 2 In a slow cooker combine ground beef mixture, tomato puree, tomato paste, sugar, Italian seasoning and salt. Cook on low for 4 hours.

By KINGJN

Easy Marinara Sauce
Italian

Easy Marinara Sauce

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, green bell pepper, and garlic until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add brown sugar, Italian seasoning, salt, oregano, basil, black pepper, and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until brown sugar dissolves and seasoning is fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and white wine into the seasoned onion mixture; bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors have blended, at least 30 minutes.

By PAcklam

Rustic Marinara Sauce
Italian

Rustic Marinara Sauce

4.7

Prep
15 min
Cook
75 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes more.
  2. 2 Mix petite diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes, white wine, tomato paste, oregano, salt, sugar, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves into onion mixture; reduce heat to low, cover Dutch oven, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, about 1 hour.
  3. 3 Remove the Dutch oven from heat. Add 1/2 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, basil, and parsley into sauce; stir until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle remaining cheese over sauce when serving.

By NMP

Enhance That Jar of Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

Enhance That Jar of Spaghetti Sauce

4.0

Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter with olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir mushrooms in butter and oil until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in 1/4 cup red wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until mushrooms are very dark and shrunken in size, about 20 minutes.
  2. 2 Meanwhile, heat a large pot over medium heat. Add ground beef, yellow onion, diced tomatoes, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and garlic to the pot; cook and stir until beef is completely browned, about 10 minutes. Season with oregano, basil, and rosemary.
  3. 3 Stir 3/4 cup red wine and tomato paste into beef mixture. Pour spaghetti sauce into the pot; stir. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until flavors blend, 10 to 30 minutes. Serve over your favorite pasta and top with mushrooms.

By JMohojo

Pasta Primavera Sauce
Italian

Pasta Primavera Sauce

4.6

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large pot combine tomatoes, tomato paste, broccoli, carrots, onion, zucchini, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, bay leaves, olive oil, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, sugar, and water. Heat to just boiling, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Cook until all vegetable are tender, approximately 45 minutes. Stir occasionally.

By April

Ma Hunsicker's Spaghetti Sauce
Italian

Ma Hunsicker's Spaghetti Sauce

3.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
130 min
Total
150 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. 2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir celery, mushrooms, onion, and bell pepper in hot butter until soft, 5 to 7 minutes.; add to the ground beef.
  3. 3 Stir whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, sugar, oregano, seasoned salt, Italian seasoning, and parsley into the beef and vegetable mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thick and well-seasoned, 2 to 3 hours.

By Jared Gummig

Pasta Sauce a la Pauly
Italian

Pasta Sauce a la Pauly

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
190 min
Total
205 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter with the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Cook and stir veal, beef, and pork in the butter mixture until completely browned, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, mushrooms, red wine, bell pepper, garlic, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, bitters, and cayenne pepper into the meat mixture; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer until the tomatoes break down into a sauce, at least 3 hours.

By paul doran