zesty homemade spaghetti sauce

Name: Zesty Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) ground italian sausage or ground beef; 1/2 large onion, chopped; 2 tablespoon(s) cooking oil (i use olive oil); 2-3 clove(s) garlic, minced; 6 ounce(s) canned mushroom pieces (reserve the liquid); 1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped; 28 ounce(s) tomato sauce; 6 ounce(s) tomato paste; 1/2 cup(s) reserved mushroom juice (or water); 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried parsley; 1/8 teaspoon(s) garlic powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon(s) granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried oregano; 1 large bay leaf; 1 teaspoon(s) worcestershire sauce; 1/4 teaspoon(s) tobasco sauce (or to taste) - optional

(3 ratings)

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Recipe by

Vickie Parks

@Northwestgal

Renton, WA

I started off with my family's favorite recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce, which is very good but a bit mild for my preference. So I kept adding certain ingredients until I was satisfied, and I ended up with the recipe posted here. I have added red pepper flakes on occasion too, but that makes the sauce a bit spicy and "over the top" for my kids.

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(3 ratings)

yield 6 -8

prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Stove Top

Ingredients For zesty homemade spaghetti sauce

1 lb

ground italian sausage or ground beef
1/2 lg

onion, chopped
2 Tbsp

cooking oil (i use olive oil)
2-3 clove

garlic, minced
6 oz

canned mushroom pieces (reserve the liquid)
1/2 md

green bell pepper, chopped
28 oz

tomato sauce
6 oz

tomato paste
1/2 c

reserved mushroom juice (or water)
1 1/2 tsp

dried parsley
1/8 tsp

garlic powder
1 tsp

salt
1/2 tsp

black pepper
1/2 tsp

granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp

dried oregano
1 lg

bay leaf
1 tsp

worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp

tobasco sauce (or to taste) - optional

How To Make zesty homemade spaghetti sauce

1
In a medium skillet, brown the sausage (or beef) with the chopped onion until no pink remains in the sausage and the onion is transparent. Drain excess grease.

2
In the meantime, heat oil in a kettle or stock pot, and sauté the minced garlic, mushroom pieces, and green pepper in the oil until the pepper is tender. Add remaining ingredients, including enough mushroom juice or water to reach the right consistency. Cover; let sauce simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
3
Add the browned meat/onion mixture to the kettle. Cover and let the sauce simmer for 20 minutes. Serve over cooked and drained spaghetti noodles.
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