Dot's Spaghetti And Meat Sauce
- Total Time
- 2 hours 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1pound extra-lean ground beef
- 1medium green pepper, chopped
- 1large onion, chopped
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- 128-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes
- 16-ounce can tomato paste
- 1tablespoon sugar
- Salt to taste
- 1cup boiling water
- 1teaspoon dried oregano
- 1pound spaghetti
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
683 calories; 8 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 109 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams dietary fiber; 19 grams sugars; 43 grams protein; 1393 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Brown the beef in its own fat, pouring off all but a teaspoon. Add the pepper, onion and garlic, and saute for about 5 minutes.
- Step 2
Crush the tomatoes between your fingers and add them to the beef along with the tomato paste, sugar, salt, water and oregano. (If you want to cut back on the salt, use no-salt-added tomatoes and tomato paste, and skip the added salt.) Simmer, covered, for 1½ to 2 hours.
- Step 3
The sauce can be refrigerated for several days or frozen. When ready to serve, cook spaghetti according to package instructions, and top with sauce
Private Notes
Comments
Simple and tasty. Had to be generous with the salt to counterbalance the tablespoon of sugar.
I make this all the time, and of course it freezes well. My tweaks for more flavor are to use half ground beef and half Italian sausage, and I throw in a Parmesan rind.
Simple and delicious. Added 1 cup red wine instead of the boiling water and only 1 tsp. of sugar. I didn't have any green peppers so added another 2 cloves of garlic.
I have an old family recipe I can make in the same amount of time that is more flavorful but I didn’t have all the ingredients—everyone in the house said this one was good so if you need a simple meat sauce make this one! I only used 1 teaspoon of sugar. Also used 1 rather heaping teaspoon of salt. I wouldn’t go heaping on the oregano, plenty of oregano taste came through.
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