Name: Homemade Pasta Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1½ lbs ground beef or turkey; 1 Large Onion; 3 cloves garlic; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning; 1 large green bell pepper; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 1 cup water; 28 oz tomatoes; 28 oz tomato sauce; ¼ cup Fresh Parsley; ¼ cup fresh basil; For the Meat Seasoning Mix:; 2 tsp sage; 2 tsp fennel seed; 1 tsp thyme; 1 tsp black pepper; ⅛ tsp allspice

Homemade Pasta Sauce Recipe

Naomi Andre Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Homemade Pasta Sauce

A balance with the minty Italian seasoning and tomato sauce with the right consistency from the beef make this homemade pasta sauce a rich pasta companion.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 15 minutes

Total: 1 hour 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½lbsground beef or turkey
1large onion,diced
3clovesgarlic
2bay leaves
1tbspItalian seasoning
1large green bell pepper,diced
½tspsalt,or to taste
1tspsugar
1cupwater
28oztomatoes,canned diced
28oztomato sauce,canned
¼cupfresh parsley,chopped
¼cupfresh basil,chopped

For the Meat Seasoning Mix:

2tspsage
2tspfennel seed
1tspthyme
1tspblack pepper
⅛tspallspice

Instructions

Combine seasoning and ground meat until well mixed. Brown meat, onion, and garlic over medium heat making sure to break up the meat very well.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 1 hour or until desired consistency.
Stir in parsley and basil.
Remove bay leaves and serve over hot pasta