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Easy Meat Sauce
Pantry Italian

Easy Meat Sauce

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
90 min
Total
100 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; sauté onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Season onion with Italian seasoning; continue to sauté until herbs are fragrant, about 3 minutes more.
  2. 2 Break beef into small pieces and add to the skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into beef mixture; season with salt. Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer for 1 hour.
  4. 4 Splash wine over mixture; simmer and stir until thickened, about 20 minutes.

By animalluver

Best Vodka Sauce
Pantry Italian

Best Vodka Sauce

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Heat a large saucepan over high heat until the surface is very hot; add minced garlic and sear until brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour vodka into the saucepan, taking care in case any flames ignite from the alcohol meeting the hot surface of the pan.
  4. 4 Quickly pour cream into pan to douse any flames and stir; add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, basil, and parsley.
  5. 5 Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from heat, and rest sauce long enough to let herbs flavor the sauce, 5 to 10 minutes.

By J Lynn

Old Fashioned Sicilian Succo
Pantry Italian

Old Fashioned Sicilian Succo

4.5

Prep
30 min
Cook
240 min
Total
270 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large pot mix together garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, parsley and basil. Bring sauce to a boil and then turn down the heat and simmer.
  2. 2 In a large bowl mix together the ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and parsley. Shape into balls the size of a child's fist. In a skillet, fry meatballs in hot olive oil until brown. Add to sauce mixture. Simmer over low heat for four hours.

By Joiamia

Tuscan Sausage Ragu
Pantry Italian

Tuscan Sausage Ragu

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
375 min
Total
395 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the sweet and hot Italian sausage until browned, about 10 minutes. Break the meat up into crumbles as it cooks. Stir in the onion, celery, and garlic; cook and stir until the onion is translucent, about 8 more minutes. Pour the mixture into a slow cooker. Pour red wine into the skillet, and stir to dissolve the brown flavor bits from the bottom of the skillet. Pour the wine into the slow cooker. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and salt to taste. Mix well.
  2. 2 Cover the slow cooker, set to Low, and cook for 5 hours. Pour in the cream, stir, cover, and cook for 1 more hour. Adjust salt again if necessary, and serve.

By TerryWilson

Amazing Ground Turkey Tomato Sauce
Pantry Italian

Amazing Ground Turkey Tomato Sauce

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion, tomato, basil, and garlic; sauté until onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Break ground turkey into small pieces and add to the pot; season with Italian seasoning and oregano. Cook and stir until turkey is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Stir in tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until sauce has thickened slightly, 20 to 25 minutes.
  4. 4 Stir in tomato paste until mixture is evenly colored; season with salt and pepper. Cook for 1 to 2 more minutes.

By dinkytink

Mom's Best Spaghetti Sauce
Pantry Italian

Mom's Best Spaghetti Sauce

4.2

Prep
20 min
Cook
255 min
Total
755 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Mix together whole tomatoes, mushrooms, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, onions, basil, garlic, sugar, 1 pinch of baking soda, salt, and pepper in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat while stirring, then reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for at least 4 hours.
  3. 3 Stir in remaining pinch of baking soda; sauce will foam. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and almost brown. Make sure to scrape the sides of the pan into the sauce.
  4. 4 Stir in Parmesan cheese. Taste sauce: if too tangy or acidic, add another pinch of baking soda and simmer for 30 more minutes.
  5. 5 Let sauce cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate for 8 hours to overnight. Reheat the next day and serve.

By Barb Tucker

Vodka Sauce
Pantry Italian

Vodka Sauce

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
35 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a small bowl, combine vodka and red pepper flakes. Set aside for 1 hour.
  2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add prosciutto, garlic, parsley, basil, salt, and pepper; sauté until prosciutto is evenly browned. Pour in vodka mixture and simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. 3 Crush Roma tomatoes and add to sauce with canned tomato sauce and water. Simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and cook for 2 more minutes.

By RACQUELLE

Secret Spaghetti Sauce
Pantry Italian

Secret Spaghetti Sauce

4.2

Prep
20 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 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.
  2. 2 Chop carrots and onion in the food processor.
  3. 3 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.

By Lisa H

World's Best Marinara
Pantry Italian

World's Best Marinara

4.9

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms, red bell pepper, and parsley; cook and stir until mushrooms are slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add oregano, sugar, basil, rosemary, sage, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper; stir to combine, 2 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir tomato sauce into seasoned onion-mushroom mixture; cook over low heat until flavors have combined, 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Transfer half the sauce to a blender; blend until smooth. Return to saucepan with the remaining sauce; stir to combine.

By SunnyDaysNora

Meat-Lover's Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
Pantry Italian

Meat-Lover's Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
500 min
Total
520 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add Italian sausage and onion; cook and stir until sausage is browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer sausage and onions to a slow cooker.
  2. 2 Add ground beef to the same skillet over medium heat; season with Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and marjoram. Cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Transfer ground beef into the slow cooker.
  3. 3 Stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, oregano, thyme, and basil. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours. Stir in sugar 15 minutes before serving.

By Ashley

Savory Italian Sausage Sauce
Pantry Italian

Savory Italian Sausage Sauce

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
75 min
Total
95 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic in hot oil until browned. Add sausage and cook for 4 minutes, breaking apart with a spoon. Add green onions and cook until sausage is evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
  2. 2 Stir in mushrooms, basil, and oregano; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, and tomato paste. Add water, red wine, sugar, and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer for at least 1 hour.

By Carliey

Grandpa's Tomato Gravy
Pantry American

Grandpa's Tomato Gravy

4.6

Prep
15 min
Cook
45 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fat starts to render, about 2 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until onion softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in diced tomatoes and tomato sauce; season with sugar and black pepper. Simmer until sauce is reduced by at least one-fourth and up to one-third, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in butter just before serving.

By Bud W

Ranchero Sauce
Pantry Mexican

Ranchero Sauce

4.9

Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until slightly browned and grease forms in the skillet, about 5 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir onion in bacon grease until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes, while continuing to cook bacon until crisp and browned. Remove bacon from the skillet to drain on a paper towel-lined plate; crumble.
  2. 2 Stir chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, cilantro, jalapeño pepper, crumbled bacon, salt, and black pepper into onion in the skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook until flavors blend, about 15 minutes.

By Andrea

Devil's Steak Sauce
Pantry American

Devil's Steak Sauce

4.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a saucepan over high heat, blend raspberry jam, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, malt vinegar, hot pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes, or until thickened.

By Bernard Montgomerie

Homemade Taco Sauce
Pantry Mexican

Homemade Taco Sauce

4.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Stir tomato sauce, water, vinegar, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, garlic salt, chili powder, paprika, sugar, and cayenne pepper together in a saucepan.
  3. 3 Bring to a simmer over low heat and cook until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Cool sauce slightly before serving.

By Michael Beatty

Enchilada Sauce
Pantry Mexican

Enchilada Sauce

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
11 min
Total
21 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in chili powder and flour, reduce heat to medium, and cook until fragrant and deepened in color, stirring constantly to prevent the flour from burning, about 1 minute.
  2. 2 Gradually stir in water, tomato sauce, cumin, garlic powder, and onion salt until smooth. Continue cooking over medium heat until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes. Season with salt.
  3. 3 Enjoy!

By BRANDI T

Homemade Enchilada Sauce
Pantry Mexican

Homemade Enchilada Sauce

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir flour and chili powder into the oil; cook and stir until smooth. Gradually stir tomato sauce, water, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and brown sugar into the flour mixture, respectively. Reduce heat to low and cook until thickened, about 10 minutes.

By Mary Kate

Easy Enchilada Sauce
Pantry Mexican

Easy Enchilada Sauce

4.7

Prep
Cook
15 min
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in flour and chili powder, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until flour is light brown in color, 3 to 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Gradually stream water and tomato sauce into the skillet while whisking flour mixture until completely incorporated and smooth. Stir in oregano, cumin, garlic powder, and onion salt; cook until sauce has thickened slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt.

By daniaduncan

Tangy Bar-B-Que Sauce
Pantry American

Tangy Bar-B-Que Sauce

4.2

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large skillet, melt the butter or margarine over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic powder. Saute until onions are soft. Stir in the tomato sauce, ketchup, water, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and Season to taste with salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

By Darlene

Mom's Sweet Spaghetti Sauce
Pantry American

Mom's Sweet Spaghetti Sauce

4.2

Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a skillet over medium heat, cook onion and bell pepper in oil until transparent. Add beef to onions and peppers; cook until brown. Set aside.
  2. 2 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Reserve drippings and crumble bacon. Combine drippings and crumbled bacon with the beef mixture.
  3. 3 Add mushrooms, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder and oregano. Pour in wine while stirring. Stir in sugar, then salt and pepper. Cook until hot.

By LANGSTON28

Grandma Slattery's Michigan Sauce
Pantry American

Grandma Slattery's Michigan Sauce

4.1

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onion in butter until soft. Stir in the vinegar, brown sugar, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, tomato sauce, and tomato paste. Stir to blend.
  2. 2 When the mixture begins to simmer, add the raw ground beef breaking it into pieces with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve over steamed hot dogs. Of course you can add some raw onions if you want.

By Michael Slattery

Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce
Pantry American

Big Al's K.C. Bar-B-Q Sauce

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
  2. 2 Mix together ketchup, tomato sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, molasses, butter, and liquid smoke in a large saucepan over medium heat. Season with salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, celery seed, cayenne, chili powder, and cinnamon.
  3. 3 Reduce heat to low and simmer for up to 20 minutes. For a thicker sauce, simmer longer, and for thinner, less time is needed. Sauce can also be thinned using a bit of water if necessary.
  4. 4 Enjoy!

By Alan Arthur