Indulge in a culinary journey to Italy with our comprehensive guide to spaghetti sauce, a versatile and delectable staple in Italian cuisine. From the classic tomato-based sauce to creamy Alfredo and hearty Bolognese, we've gathered the most beloved spaghetti sauce recipes, each with its unique flavor profile and cooking technique. Whether you prefer a quick and easy weeknight dinner or a special occasion feast, our collection has something for every palate and skill level. Let your taste buds be tantalized as you explore the diverse world of spaghetti sauces, turning ordinary pasta into an extraordinary dining experience.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
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 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
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 HEARTY SPAGHETTI
Flavored with Italian sausage and dotted with tender meatballs, the savory from-scratch sauce made this dish one of my mom's most-requested. We five kids were always thrilled to hear it was on the menu. -Grace Yaskovic, Branchville, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h30m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. add beef and mix well. Shape into eight meatballs. Brown in a Dutch oven over medium heat; drain and set meatballs aside. , In the same pan, cook sausage, onion and green pepper until vegetables are tender; drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth, tomato paste, garlic and seasonings. Add meatballs; stir gently. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2-3 hours. Serve over spaghetti; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts :
SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH GROUND BEEF
This recipe has been handed down from my mother. It is a family favorite and will not be replaced! (Definite husband pleaser!)
Provided by Hank's Mom
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine ground beef, onion, garlic, and green pepper in a large saucepan. Cook and stir until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain grease.
- Stir diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste into the pan. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Simmer spaghetti sauce for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 185.1 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 34.8 mg, Fat 9.3 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 930.8 mg, Sugar 8.6 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.
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 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
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
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
I love my mom's cooking, it's a fact. Her spaghetti is awesome and this is the only way I make it now. It has lots of veggies in it which I am not a fan of, but they are chopped so small that you basically don't even see them, great for kids who are picky eaters, that's how she got all of us to eat them!
Provided by Chef 495452
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 2h30m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Brown sausage.
- Take out of pan.
- Use some grease in large pot. Put in 3 cans of sauce.
- Put vegetables (mushrooms, onions, carrots, zucchini, squash, not all together at once, it won't all fit) in chopper. Convert chopped veggies to pot. Repeat.
- Add other cans of sauce to pot. Don't put sausage in right away. Add seasonings. Simmer 20 minutes.
- Add sausage. Cook on low or medium for a few hours. (This is the best when it has been simmering almost all day long). Serve with homemade garlic bread. (Sliced bread with butter, minced garlic, and Lawry's garlic salt, toasted in oven).
- Freeze leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 617.6, Fat 32.5, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 48.2, Sodium 2907.3, Carbohydrate 56.2, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 39.1, Protein 26.1
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH SAUSAGE
This is a fair amount of work, especially if you make the meatballs to go with it, but boy is it worth it.
Provided by Debbie R.
Categories Spaghetti
Time 3h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Leave sausages whole. Brown for 45 min over medium heat.
- Saute the onion, green pepper and garlic in a little olive oil.
- Put sausages and vegetables into a dutch oven. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and water.
- Add listed spices to taste. Add mushrooms.
- Cook 2 - 3 hours over low heat. Keep a close watch as it can scorch. If it gets too thick, add some water.
- This is beyond good if also served with the recipe I posted for Mom's Italian Meatballs so that you get all those flavors and can eat a little sausage and some meatballs at the same meal.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 352.5, Fat 21.3, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 43.1, Sodium 1375.3, Carbohydrate 23.9, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 13, Protein 19.2
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 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 SPAGHETTI SAUCE
This is my Mom's sauce, the sauce I grew up with and loved...but now that I am grown I have made a few changes but posted the orginal recipe from my Mom. Basically for my grown up taste, I increased all the spices. I would like to say I doubled them, but I'm sure it is probably even more. I just cup my hand pour some spice in and throw it in the pot. And I also tend to let it simmer on the stove all morning. It's a good sauce and the one I started with before I started spicing it up. Occaisionally I added her meatballs to this recipe, they can be found here recipe #210730
Provided by Doozie
Categories Sauces
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 pot
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in sauce pot, and saute the onion and garlic.
- Add remaining ingredients except the grated cheese and bring to a boil.
- Cover, lower heat and simmer one hour.
- NOTE: For a thicker sauce, stir in the 1/4 cup grated cheese and simmer 5 minutes more. Actually -- I think it even tastes better.
MOM'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE
Absolutely favorite meal of all in our home. I tried Jo Mama's World Famous Spaghetti this weekend and was told emphatically "you MUST enter 'our' recipe!" Sharlene W, I would love your opinion!
Provided by Wendy Archer
Categories Sauces
Time 1h30m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Fry onions and garlic in a minimal amount of oil in a large heavy pot until onions are soft.
- Add meat and stir-fry until browned.
- Add Tomatoes, Tomato Sauce, Tomato Juice and Mushroom Soup, stirring to blend.
- Add Green Peppers and Italian Seasoning.
- Simmer for 45 minutes for flavours to blend, stirring occasionally.
- Add Pimento Peppers and canned mushrooms.
- Simmer for 15 minutes more.
- Serve over cooked spaghetti with a sprinkle of Parmesan Cheese.
- Freezes exceptionally well for those"pull-out of the freezer" days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 198.8, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 38.6, Sodium 634.1, Carbohydrate 15.1, Fiber 3.7, Sugar 7.9, Protein 13.8
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your sauce.
- Don't overcrowd your pot. If you add too many ingredients at once, the sauce will not cook evenly.
- Simmer the sauce for at least 30 minutes. This will allow the flavors to meld and develop.
- Taste the sauce as you go and adjust the seasonings as needed.
- Serve the sauce over your favorite pasta or other dishes.
Conclusion:
Mom's spaghetti sauce is a classic recipe that is easy to make and loved by people of all ages. With a few simple ingredients and a little time, you can create a delicious and flavorful sauce that will be a hit at your next meal. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed.
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