A delicious spaghetti sauce with two types of sausage and beef, sure to be a family favorite!
Family Favorite Spaghetti Sauce
Course: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy24
servings45
minutes3
hours227
kcalA delicious spaghetti sauce with two types of sausage and beef, sure to be a family favorite!
Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil
2 large onions, finely chopped
2 tbsp minced garlic
1 can – 12 oz tomato paste
2-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup dry red wine i.e. Burgundy
1-1/2 lbs lean ground beef
salt and pepper (to season beef)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 lb Italian sausage (I use Johnsonville hot)
1 lb pork breakfast sausage (in roll, regular flavor, I use Jimmy Dean)
2 cans – 28 oz each crushed tomatoes with basil
2 cans – 28 oz each tomato sauce
3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
3-4 tbsp sugar (or to taste)
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried basil
2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
2 bay leaves
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 can – 4 oz sliced mushrooms, drained
Directions
- In a Dutch oven, cook onions in olive oil over medium heat for 15 minutes.
- Add garlic and continue cooking for 3 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, then continue cooking for 5 minutes.
- Add water and wine, stir to combine.
- Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a large skillet, seasoning with salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Drain the grease and add to the sauce.
- Cook both types of sausage together in the same skillet used for ground beef, until no longer pink.
- Drain grease, add sausage to sauce.
- Add in remaining ingredients (start with 3 tbsp. of sugar and add more to taste)
- Bring to boil, then lower to simmer.
- Cook for 3 – 4 hours mostly covered (lid slightly ajar)
- Stir occasionally, and keep heat low (maintain slow simmer)
- Serve over spaghetti.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
- This recipe makes a lot, but freezes well.
- If you can’t find crushed tomatoes with basil, plain crushed tomatoes will work fine. Just add an extra tsp. of dried basil to sauce.
- If sauce gets too thick while simmering, add a little more water.
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Nutrition Facts
24 servings per container
Serving Size1 servings
- Amount Per ServingCalories227
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 13.9g 22%
- Saturated Fat 4.2g 22%
- Cholesterol 48mg 16%
- Sodium 587mg 25%
- Potassium 11mg 1%
- Total Carbohydrate 10g 4%
- Dietary Fiber 2.1g 9%
- Sugars 6.6g
- Protein 14.7g 30%
- Calcium 3%
- Iron 30%
- Vitamin D 85%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
