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tracy's spaghetti meat sauce

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Recipe by
Tracy Joyner
@tracyann3369
Joplin, MO

I used to make my sauce from scratch using home canned tomatoes and tomato paste...the Hunts/DelMonte canned sauces are actually better and I make no apologies for using them when I get such a better sauce.

Hunts gives a more deep rich tomato flavor.
DelMonte creates a sweeter sauce.

Adding the herbs to the TOP of the sauce as it simmers pulls the natural oils from them and I think adds a better flavor than mixing them into the sauce from the beginning, which can turn them bitter.

I LOVE adding canned mushrooms to my sauce but I have family members who pick them out..not cool.

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yield 10 -12
prep time 15 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For tracy's spaghetti meat sauce

  • 2-3 lb
    ground beef
  • 1 Tbsp
    minced garlic
  • 1
    onion
  • 1
    green pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1 can
    hunts delmonte spaghetti sauce
  • 1 can
    delmonte spaghetti sauce
  • 1 tsp
    italian herbs (or just oregano) per lb of ground meat used
  • at least 1 lb spaghetti pasta..more if you like

How To Make tracy's spaghetti meat sauce

  • 1
    Crumble ground beef into skillet.
    Add Garlic and 1 Tblsp salt
    Brown on medium high heat.
  • 2
    Diced onion and green pepper and add to the pot while the meat browns.
    When vegies are done to your liking and meat is browned..Reduce heat to medium-low
  • 3
    Add mushrooms if you plan to.
  • 4
    Add spaghetti sauce and stir to combine.
    Bring to a bubble then ..
    Turn down heat to simmer
  • 5
    Add italian seasoning across the top but do not stir into the sauce just yet.

    Cover with lid and simmer on low while you cook and drain the spaghetti pasta.
  • 6
    When your pasta is drained and ready,add a bit of oil or butter and stir to cover the noodles.

    Uncover sauce and stir to combine oils from the herbs into the sauce.
  • 7
    Don't mix the sauce and the pasta together..serve seperate so ppl can add as much or as little sauce as they like.
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