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Spaghetti and meatballs served with a thick Italian meat sauce.
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Homemade Italian Spaghetti Sauce

This Homemade Italian Spaghetti sauce is super easy, meaty, and chunky from the whole mushrooms. The perfect consistency ensures the sauce sticks to the noodles and the flavor has just the right sweetness.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 40 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 229kcal
Author: Jeremy Klae

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Lean Ground Beef
  • ¼ Cup Olive Oil
  • 5 Whole Fresh Garlic Cloves
  • ½ Medium Yellow Onion Chopped
  • 8 Whole White Mushrooms Sliced
  • 6 Oz Tomato Paste
  • ½ Cup Dry Red wine
  • 28 Oz Tomato Puree
  • 8 Oz Tomato Sauce
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 6 Fresh Basil Leaves Chopped
  • 2-½ teaspoon Dried Parsley
  • 2 teaspoon Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 2 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Instructions

  • Preheat heavy cast iron pot over medium heat.
  • Pour in olive oil to bring up to temp then add the Mushrooms, Onions, and Garlic, stirring to cover in olive oil.
  • Sprinkle with Salt and begin to sweat the vegetables down until onions become translucent, mushrooms are browning, and garlic is fragrant.
  • Add in the ground beef and cook stirring occasionally to break up the meat, until fully browned.
  • Add Tomato Paste and stir to combine with the meat and veggies.
  • Pour in the Dry red wine, stir to combine, and cook until reduced by about half.
  • Add Tomato Puree, Tomato Sauce, Water, and Fresh Basil. Stir.
  • Stir in Dried Parsley and Dark Brown Sugar.
  • Salt and Pepper to taste.
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 hours or until ready to serve.

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Notes

  • Feel free to use Pinot Noir, Merlot, or Cabernet Sauvignon for the Dry Red Wine, whichever you'll most likely drink.
  • Normally, I would recommend using Italian Sausage in Spaghetti. However, meatballs are made partly from my Homemade Hot Italian Sausage. So, if you prefer, you could use that Ground Italian Sausage Recipe or even a store-bought option instead of or combined with the ground beef.

Nutrition

Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 423mg | Potassium: 1037mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1120IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 4mg