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Grammie's Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
A hearty and flavorful homemade spaghetti sauce everyone will love!
Author:
Carrie
Ingredients
1 28
oz
can of diced tomatoes
flavored with Basil & Garlic is perfectly okay!
2 8
oz
cans of tomato sauce
again, go crazy with the Basil & Garlic flavors if you'd like!
1
small can of tomato paste
1 1/4 - 1 1/12
pounds
of ground beef
1
chopped onion
2
tablespoons
parsley flakes
1
teaspoon
garlic powder
or, we used 4 minced garlic cloves
1
teaspoon
salt
optional if you need to avoid salt
2
teaspoons
Italian seasoning
or, you can use oregano, thyme, basil
1
bay leaf
optional
1/8
cup
of sugar
Dash of pepper
Instructions
Sautee the chopped onion in a small amount of butter or oil (if you're using garlic cloves instead of powder, include it with the onions).
Remove from skillet.
Brown the ground beef in the skillet. Pour off the grease.
Add the sauteed onion back into the ground beef and stir.
Add the canned tomatoes, tomato sauce and the tomato paste.
Add 16 ounces of water (just use the tomato sauce cans).
Stir and bring to a boil.
Add the spices and sugar.
Stir.
Reduce heat and simmer for at least 4 hours with lid on, stirring occasionally. Or, you can put it in a crock pot and let it cook on low for 4 hours.
Before serving, be sure to remove the bay leaf.