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Spaghetti Sauce

This sauce came from a good friend's Italian Mother-in-law. It is easy, and by far the best homemade sauce I know of. Great for both Spaghetti and Lasagna. Pssst...the secret is the sugar!

"This is really a PHENOMINAL spaghetti sauce recipe! It tastes TRULY authentic! To give the sauce a VERY DELICIOUS zip I added between 1/4 and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red peppers before cooking the sauce. As far as the sugar goes, I put in a full 2 tablespoons and it seems to be PERFECT! I agree that it's the sugar that really makes this sauce great! I also agree that I will never buy already made spaghetti sauce again! This recipe has spoiled my family and has brought our spaghetti dinners to a whole new level!" - billatkublakhan

Yield: 8 Servings Ready in 1 hours

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Tomatoes

(4.2, 56) 83% would make again (reviews)

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Original recipe makes 8 Servings

1 28-oz canStewed tomatoes

1 28-oz canCrushed tomatoes

1 poundLean ground beef

2 Yellow onions; chopped

2 Green bell peppers; chopped

5 clovesGarlic; chopped

2 tablespoonsSugar

1 tablespoonDried basil

1/2 teaspoonDried Oregano

1/4 cupFresh parsley

2 Bay Leaves

Salt and pepper; to taste

Spaghetti Sauce Preparation

Blend the stewed tomatoes and crushed tomatoes in a blender. In a stock pot or large kettle, brown the ground beef with the onions, peppers, and garlic. Pour in tomatoes, and reduce heat. Add sugar, basil, bay leaves and oregano, and simmer about 40 minutes.

Remove bay leaves and season with salt and pepper before serving.

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I found this recipe on the internet a long time ago, but the originator of the recipe is unknown. It is presented here with his own comments. This is better than any spaghetti sauce I have EVER tried!

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Calories Per Serving: 217
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Spaghetti Sauce Reviews
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	Needs a bit more flavor for my liking but not bad though overall. briansmitty2006 3 weeks, 4 days, 1 hours, 40 minutes ago
	lizard111 1 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 21 hours, 59 minutes ago
	Will try substituting some wine for the sugar next time but great taste overall. andrewfawcett 3 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours, 35 minutes ago
	Nice tasting sauce. Use some Italian sausage and chuck in some wine (reducing the sugar) and take it up a level. andrewfawcett 3 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 9 hours, 48 minutes ago
	This sauce was pretty tasty. I had to add more salt, pepper and garlic because it was a little bland. It was also a little too sweet; next time I will use less sugar. mogriff1 5 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 14 hours, 24 minutes ago
	4myfun 6 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 11 hours, 40 minutes ago
	My family of 6 really liked this sauce....even my 2 yr. Old! I DIDN'T know about adding sugar, so thank you very much for that! ssjj 7 months, 2 days, 13 hours, ago
	This sauce is so easy and has been a staple for my house!!! will use over and over again cfriess23 9 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes ago
	vanessabrandenburg 11 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 13 hours, 49 minutes ago
	This was easy and really good. I used Italian sausage instead since I had meatballs and it was still killer! Tracie255 11 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes ago
	wayneboudoin 11 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 16 hours, 1 minutes ago
	Great! Sauce was even better as leftovers. Mm07 1 years, 1 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 12 hours, 36 minutes ago
	Amazing!!!! klickliter 1 years, 4 months, 9 hours, 29 minutes ago
	Never add meat to your sauce. Meat should be separate with a little sauce. Adding meat completely changes the flavor. Dsignor1 1 years, 4 months, 3 days, 16 hours, 47 minutes ago
	Very happy with results. A must to try and plenty of options to modify If desired as others mentioned. Thank you. MRMACGU 1 years, 4 months, 3 weeks, 3 hours, 33 minutes ago
	Really good. I modified it a bit and used Italian sausage, skipped the bell peppers and used crushed whole tomatoes only. Glockfan 1 years, 5 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes ago
	I usually don't change recipes until after I try it the first time to the letter. This one I just adjusted a few things, I used Italian sausage instead of ground beef, added a can of tomato paste and omitted the parsley (it wasn't in the directions anyhow). To the person who thinks 5 cloves of garlic is too much; it's cloves of garlic, not entire heads of garlic. THIS IS AN AWESOME RECIPE! Thank you so very much! maidinblisscleaning 1 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 15 hours, 45 minutes ago
	Sauce is better than anything out of a jar. Enjoyed not only preparing, but eating this delicious recipe. I would however thicken it up a bit (paste), spice it up and add mushrooms. Still a great dish and reccomend garyjoey 1 years, 7 months, 5 days, 13 hours, 33 minutes ago
	Excellent recipe, very tasty! We have made this several times and love it! Trimixer 1 years, 7 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 16 hours, 22 minutes ago
	Did my usual liberal addition of garlic and pepper to taste with a little sea salt. Turned out great. I'm going to trash my old personal recipe for this one. jetflyr 2 years, 3 months, 6 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes ago