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easy italian meat sauce

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Susan Auten
Dallas, GA

Threw this together one night and it was a BIG hit. Easy and very good!

(2 ratings)
yield 6 -8
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For easy italian meat sauce

  • 2 lb
    lean ground beef
  • 1 lb
    loose italian sausage
  • 1 md
    yellow onion-chopped
  • 2 Tbsp
    fresh garlic-minced
  • 3 Tbsp
    dry italian seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp
    kosher salt
  • 2 jar
    ragu traditional tomato sauce
  • 1/2 c
    red wine (or beef stock if you prefer to leave it out)
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1/2 c
    grated parmesan cheese

How To Make easy italian meat sauce

  • 1
    Heat oil in big skillet. Cook onions & garlic until onions are soft.
  • 2
    Add beef & sausage, mix well as it browns. Cook till all pink is gone.
  • 3
    Add Italian seasoning & salt (to taste—depends on the sausage). Blend well.
  • 4
    Pour 2 jars of sauce over the meat. Use the ½ cup of wine or beef stock to rinse out the sauce jars and pour over meat --- Stir well.
  • 5
    Turn down heat, cover and let simmer for 20 – 30 minutes. Add parmesan cheese in during the last 5 minutes of cooking, stir well. - Serve over your favorite pasta.

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