**Moms Spaghetti: A Journey Through Culinary Tradition**
Moms spaghetti, a simple yet comforting dish, embodies the essence of home cooking. With its tender spaghetti noodles, savory tomato sauce, and hearty meatballs, this classic Italian-American dish has captured the hearts and stomachs of generations. In this article, we will embark on a culinary journey through three variations of this beloved dish, each with its own unique twist.
First, we will explore the classic Mom's Spaghetti recipe, a timeless dish that captures the essence of simplicity and comfort. This recipe features tender spaghetti noodles coated in a rich and flavorful tomato sauce, topped with succulent meatballs. Next, we will discover a vegetarian twist on this classic, featuring veggie-packed meatballs made from a combination of lentils, mushrooms, and vegetables, providing a hearty and flavorful alternative to traditional meatballs. Lastly, we will tantalize your taste buds with a spicy rendition of Mom's Spaghetti, where a zesty Arrabiata sauce brings a vibrant kick to the dish, creating a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving more.
MOM'S SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE
Recipe passed on from my Italian grandfather. The ultimate comfort food. Leftovers freeze nicely! To make this recipe more authentic, you can use a mixture of ground veal, pork, and beef. You can also substitute the balsamic vinegar for 1/2 cup of red wine.
Provided by stefychefy
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook the spaghetti in the boiling water until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the bacon in the oil until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir the onion, celery, carrot, and oregano into the bacon; continue cooking until the vegetables begin to soften, another 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Crumble the ground beef into the vegetable mixture; cook and stir until the beef is completely cooked and no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Pour the balsamic vinegar over the ground beef mixture; allow to simmer until the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and sugar into the ground beef mixture; bring the mixture to a boil, season with salt and black pepper, and remove from heat. Stir the fresh basil into the mixture.
- Ladle the sauce over the cooked spaghetti. Top with Parmesan cheese to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.2 calories, Carbohydrate 59.8 g, Cholesterol 42.7 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 23.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 458.8 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
MOM'S SWEET SPAGHETTI SAUCE
My mom has made this sauce ever since before I was born. My whole family and all my friends love it. I love it cause it's sweet and different from all the other spicy and tart sauces.
Provided by LANGSTON28
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Time 1h
Yield 7
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.9 calories, Carbohydrate 38.4 g, Cholesterol 66 mg, Fat 28.9 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 16.6 g, SaturatedFat 10.1 g, Sodium 1117.1 mg, Sugar 31.1 g
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
"Mom made this when we were kids, and it was always my first choice for birthday dinners," recalls Kristy Hawkes in South Ogden, Utah. "Now I do the prep work in the morning and just let it simmer all day. When I get home, all I have to do is boil the spaghetti, brown some garlic bread and dinner is on!"
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 4h20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, green pepper, mushrooms and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. , In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, ketchup, sugars, salt, oregano, chili powder and mustard. Stir in the beef mixture. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until heated through., Freeze Option:: Cool before placing in a freezer container. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. To use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Place in a large saucepan; heat through, stirring occasionally. Serve with hot spaghetti.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 145 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 779mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
This is a simple homemade tomato sauce and there is usually enough left for seconds. Just pop the leftover in the freezer. This sauce is also great for lasagna or terrific over your favorite pasta.
Provided by Ronda Kirsch
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large skillet cook ground beef with the chopped onions, parsley, and olive oil. Cook until onions are soft and ground beef is cooked through.
- In a large saucepan, combine tomato juice, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt, ground black pepper, and garlic. Add ground beef mixture and simmer for 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 308.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.8 g, Cholesterol 42.6 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 1538.7 mg, Sugar 9.6 g
MOM'S SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories main-dish
Time 2h15m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Combine the beef, pork, eggs, breadcrumbs, dried oregano, grated garlic, Pecorino Romano, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Using your hands, thoroughly mix the ingredients together until evenly incorporated. Roll into meatballs slightly larger than golf balls, setting them on baking sheets as you work.
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a large Dutch oven until it shimmers. Working in batches and taking care not to crowd the pan, saute the meatballs, turning frequently, until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer from the pan back to the baking sheet.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, add the onion to the pan, and saute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the sliced garlic, stir, and cook 1 minute more. Add the wine, increase the heat, and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, 4 of the basil leaves, the remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and the meatballs along with any accumulated juices. Simmer, partially covered, until the flavors come together, about 1 hour 20 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings.
- Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in two batches in boiling salted water according to package directions. Drain and serve with the meatballs and sauce ladled on top. Garnish with torn basil and freshly grated Pecorino-Romano.
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
Provided by Food Network
Time 4h15m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute the ground beef, pork and sausage until it is brown. Drain off excess fat. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until smooth. Cook for 3 to 4 hours on medium heat, stirring often to prevent scorching.
MOM'S SPAGHETTI
My mom taught me how to make this spaghetti sauce when I was in high school. She is my mentor and the best cook I know. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
Provided by chefdinaowe
Categories Meat
Time 1h20m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oil in large pot. Add onions and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until completely brown. Add tomatoes, paste, water, parsley, italian seasoning, salt, pepper, and sugar. Mix thoroughly. Let come to a boil and then turn down heat to a simmer. Let simmer at low heat for at least one hour. If it becomes too thick you made add a little water as needed. That's it. Serve over your favorite pasta and your done.
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
A great sauce for any pasta dish, I usually leave the meats out for most baked dishes. This recipe came to me from my Mother, a full-blooded Italian-American, with a few minor additions/changes by me. I have never found a recipe that I like as much, but then I am probably biased. Cook time is 1 to 8 hours depending on how long you have. Mom used to cook it all day. I like to go at least two hours, but I have spent as little as 45 minutes on the cook time.
Provided by Wally Wilkins
Categories Sauces
Time 2h30m
Yield 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Cut celery and onion (and bell pepper if used) as fine as you prefer.
- If you like chunky style sauce make the pieces bigger, I like mine chopped fairly small.
- In a large skillet, heat 1-2 tblspn of oil, when oil is hot (not smoking) add celery and stirfry.
- As celery begins to clarify, add onion (and bell pepper, if used) and stirfry until it begins to glaze, add chopped garlic, stir for a short time (don't let anything begin to brown).
- If using meat, add ground beef or stew beef and brown, stirring regularly, adjust heat to make sure nothing burns.
- Salt and black pepper to taste.
- Transfer to a larger pot (if you have a good sized pot that you can brown in, you can just start with that instead of using the skillet.).
- Stir in tomato paste and cook until the color darkens.
- Stir in tomatos and tomato sauce.
- Add spices (Italian seasoning or individual spices) to taste.
- Add 3 Bay Leaves.
- Stir in mushrooms and/or black olives and crushed red pepper, if desired.
- Stir in 1-2 cans of water (I use the tomato paste, tomato and tomato paste cans to get the leavings out of them.).
- Adjust heat to simmer.
- Let cook for at least 1 hour, longer if you can, and stir regularly.
- Check spice to taste and add what you want.
- You can cook this for a little while or for a longer time.
- I prefer at least 2 hours to give all the spices a chance to blend well.
- But it can be cooked for as little as a half hour.
- If you want it to cook for a long time, monitor the thickness and add water as needed.
- Don't forget to remove the Bay Leaves before serving.
- Some people like to add a pinch of sugar to cut the acidity, but I believe that the Bay Leaves accomplish this and have never used sugar.
- When done, serve over or mix with the cooked pasta of your choice.
- Add grated parmissan if desired.
- Also individuals can add crushed red pepper to their own servings, for those who like it a little spicier.
- If making a baked dish such as Lasagna, Ziti, etc.
- you may want to make the sauce a little thinner (add water) to start with.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1002.5, Fat 50.2, SaturatedFat 15.7, Cholesterol 154.2, Sodium 3359.7, Carbohydrate 90.4, Fiber 21.5, Sugar 55.3, Protein 60.9
JO MAMA'S WORLD FAMOUS SPAGHETTI
My kids will give up a steak dinner for this spaghetti. It is a recipe I have been perfecting for years and it is so good (if I may humbly say) that my kids are disappointed when they eat spaghetti anywhere else but home! In fact they tell me I should open a restaurant and serve only this spaghetti and garlic bread. In response to requests, I have posted the recipe for Recipe #28559 that uses approximately 1/2 of the sauce from this recipe. Have spaghetti one night and lasagna later! Thanks to all of you who have tried my recipe and have written a review. I read and appreciate every one of them! Chef Note: After I posted this recipe I remembered a funny incident--my dear husband usually has a nice bottle of wine handy so when I make a batch of spaghetti I just help myself to a splash of it. On one occasion, there wasn't a bottle opened, but there was a bottle sitting on the counter so I got out the corkscrew and helped myself. For some reason, the spaghetti that night was the best ever. My husband asked what wine I put in it and I showed him the bottle. He nearly fell off the chair. I had opened a rather expensive bottle he had bought to give his boss. Goes to show you--don't use a wine for cooking you wouldn't drink. You get the best results from a good wine!
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Spaghetti
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 quarts, 10-14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In large, heavy stockpot, brown Italian sausage, breaking up as you stir.
- Add onions and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened.
- Add garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and water.
- Add basil, parsley, brown sugar, salt, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.
- Stir well and barely bring to a boil.
- Stir in red wine.
- Simmer on low, stirring frequently for at least an hour. A longer simmer makes for a better sauce, just be careful not to let it burn!
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions.
- Spoon sauce over drained spaghetti noodles and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
MOM'S BEST SPAGHETTI SAUCE
A simple, slow cooked, authentic spaghetti sauce, as good as the restaurants serve...or better! The secret ingredient is baking soda, but do not taste the sauce right after adding it. Wait a while, and this sauce will not disappoint you. It is good right from the stove, but the flavors blend overnight. Best served with your favorite meatball recipe, where the meatballs cook in the sauce the last half hour. Be prepared to take a nap after eating.
Provided by KRAZYBARB
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Mix together whole tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, mushrooms, onions, garlic, sugar, salt and pepper, basil, and 1 pinch of baking soda in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring. Reduce to a simmer, and cook for 4 hours minimum.
- Stir in another pinch of baking soda; the sauce will foam. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and almost brown. Make sure to scrape the sides of the pan in to the sauce.
- After the sauce is fork consistency, stir in Parmesan cheese. Watch that the cheese does not burn. Taste sauce. If it is too tangy or acidic, add another pinch of baking soda and simmer another 1/2 hour.
- Cool, cover, and refrigerate overnight. The next day, reheat and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 169.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.3 g, Cholesterol 2.2 mg, Fat 1.7 g, Fiber 7.9 g, Protein 9.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 1624.4 mg, Sugar 23.2 g
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
What a fantastic homemade spaghetti sauce. It's full of Italian herbs and is slightly spicy. Filled with meat and chunks of Italian sausage, we loved how hearty this sauce was. While this simmers, the smell is amazing. If you are sensitive to spice, you can always double the regular sausage and omit the spicy sausage. The whole...
Provided by Brandi Kirkpatrick
Categories Other Sauces
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. In a skillet, brown beef and onions.
- 2. Broil sausage for 3 minutes on each side. Drain sausage on a paper towel, slice.
- 3. In a large pot/Crock Pot add all the ingredients.
- 4. Stir and make sure it's combined well. Simmer for at least an hour.
- 5. While simmering make sure you stir from the bottom occassionally.
Tips:
- Use High-Quality Ingredients: Fresh, high-quality ingredients will result in a better-tasting dish. This is especially important for the tomatoes and garlic.
- Don't Overcook the Spaghetti: Spaghetti should be cooked al dente, meaning it should have a slight bite to it. Overcooked spaghetti will be mushy and unpleasant to eat.
- Use a Good Quality Olive Oil: Olive oil is a key ingredient in spaghetti sauce, so it's important to use a good quality oil. Extra virgin olive oil is the best choice, as it has a rich flavor and aroma.
- Add Fresh Herbs: Fresh herbs, such as basil, oregano, and thyme, can add a lot of flavor to spaghetti sauce. Add them towards the end of cooking to preserve their delicate flavors.
- Don't Add Cheese to the Sauce: Traditional Italian spaghetti sauce does not contain cheese. Adding cheese to the sauce can make it heavy and greasy.
- Serve with a Simple Salad: Spaghetti is a hearty and flavorful dish, so it's best to serve it with a simple salad to balance out the meal.
Conclusion:
This classic spaghetti recipe is a simple and delicious dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. With its few ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, it's a great recipe for beginner cooks or anyone who is short on time. Whether you're making it for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion, this spaghetti dish is sure to please everyone at the table.
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