Name: THE BEST Spaghetti and Meat Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 205 min
Yield: 10, 10 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 pound 85% lean ground beef; 1 yellow onion (, chopped); 4 stalks celery (, chopped); 4 cloves garlic (, minced or pressed); 29 ounces canned diced tomatoes; 29 ounces tomato sauce; 6 ounces tomato paste; 14 ounces canned sliced mushrooms ((NOT fresh!)); 1 cup red wine ((I prefer Pinot Noir)); 15 ounces can beef broth; 4-6 whole cloves ((we prefer 4)); 2 bay leaves; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley ((or 4 teaspoons dried)); 1 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound dried spaghetti noodles; grated Parmesan cheese

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THE BEST Spaghetti and Meat Sauce Recipe

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 10 · 3h 25m total

Servings

Calories

19% of a 2,000 cal day

371KCAL

Protein

20g39% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat9g

11%

Saturated3g

16%

Unsaturated6g

—

Total Carbs50g

18%

Fiber7g

24%

Total Sugars13g

—

incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch30g

—

Sodium1152mg

50%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

This is my mom's spaghetti sauce recipe, and it's the only one I ever make my family! It takes just a few minutes of prep followed by a low simmer on the stove to create a deep, meaty-flavored sauce. This truly is the best spaghetti recipe ever!

Ingredients

10 SERVINGS

1 lb85% lean ground beef
1yellow onion — chopped
4celery — chopped
4garlic — minced or pressed
29 ozcanned diced tomatoes — 822⅛ g
29 oztomato sauce
6 oztomato paste
14 ozcanned sliced mushrooms
1 cupred wine — pinot noir preferred
15 ozbeef broth — canned, 1 can
4–6whole cloves
2bay leaves
2 tbspgranulated sugar
¼ cupchopped fresh parsley — or dried parsley
1 tspdried basil
1 tspdried oregano
1 tspkosher salt
1 tspfreshly ground black pepper
1 lbdried spaghetti noodles
grated Parmesan cheese

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Method

3h 25m total

Read the method on Foodie CrushHeidi Larsen’s original page

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