Classic Italian Meat Sauce
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Seasons and Suppers · by Jennifer Maloney5.0 (25)

Classic Italian Meat Sauce

NUTRITION · PER SERVING135M COOK
CAL 15%·PRO 25%
CARBS 14G19% OF CAL
2G FIBER9G SUGAR3G OTHER
FAT 19G57% OF CAL
6G SAT13G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A classic slow-simmered Italian meat sauce with ground beef, aromatics, tomatoes, red wine, and a touch of cream. Rich and deeply flavored, perfect over pasta.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 8
  • 1 lb ground beef (or a mix of ground beef, pork and or/veal)
  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided)
  • 1 cup onion (diced)
  • 1/2 cup carrot (finely diced)
  • 1/2 cup celery (finely diced)
  • Pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 4-5 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 28 oz whole canned tomatoes (hand-crushed)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup basil leaves (chopped, loosely packed or 2 Tbsp dried basil leaves)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 1-2 Tablespoon brown sugar (to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)
PREP
15M
SODIUM
918MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.