divine spaghetti sauce
Recipes
Noodles & Pasta
Divine Spaghetti Sauce
A rich, slow-simmered spaghetti sauce full of herbs, garlic, and tomatoes. Perfect for topping your favorite pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 (28 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 green bell peppers, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 15 fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 5 tablespoons italian seasoning 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound spaghetti
Directions
- In a large skillet, brown beef over medium heat until no longer pink; cut up any remaining chunks of beef and reserve.
- In a large saucepan, combine whole tomatoes and paste; mash until smooth. Cover and heat on low.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, quickly sear onion and celery until transparent; add to tomato sauce in saucepan. In same skillet, saute bell peppers and mushrooms for a few minutes, but do not allow them to become soft; add to tomato sauce.
- Add Italian seasoning, dried red pepper flakes, bay leaves, basil and garlic to tomato sauce; add beef and mix. Remove cover, simmer over low heat and continue to simmer all day, stirring occasionally.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- Add sauce to pasta; serve.
