leslie's thick & chunky spaghetti sauce

Name: Leslie's Thick & Chunky Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - green bell pepper; 1 - red bell pepper; 1 large onion; 1 pound(s) hot italian sausage or hamburge; 8 ounce(s) sliced mushrooms. or more; 2 can(s) tomato sauce(hunts)15 oz; 1 can(s) tomato paste(hunts)12 oz; 1 can(s) tomato paste(hunts) small; 1 can(s) petite diced tomatoes; 2 teaspoon(s) minced garlic; 1-2 tablespoon(s) italian seasoning; 1 teaspoon(s) seasoning salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper; - garlic salt, to taste

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LESLIE TRYTHALL

PALM BAY, FL

Updated on Oct 17, 2014

When I first got married, I had never made spaghetti because my family didn't eat it. My husband made some sauce & had to leave, and told me to watch it. OK, so I went in & looked at it every once in awhile. He came home a couple hours later to a solid mass of sauce in the pan! He said "i asked you to watch it. Didn't you stir it? I said no, you told me to watch it! Lol! I still hear about that one to this day! Well over the years I learned how to make sauce & this is my version of what he taught me. (And he likes it better!) Hope you enjoy! We usually get 3 meals out of one batch of sauce.

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Today I used a combination of sweet & hot Italian sausage. Really good!

prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

yield

Ingredients

1 - green bell pepper
1 - red bell pepper
1 large onion
1 pound hot italian sausage or hamburge
8 ounces sliced mushrooms. or more
2 cans tomato sauce(hunts)15 oz
1 can tomato paste(hunts)12 oz
1 can tomato paste(hunts) small
1 can petite diced tomatoes
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1-2 tablespoon italian seasoning
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- garlic salt, to taste

How To Make leslie's thick & chunky spaghetti sauce

Step 1

Dice onions & peppers to your liking.( We like medium) Brown sausage or ground beef with peppers & onions over med high heat.(Peppers will still be crunchy) Drain if desired.( I ususally drain beef, & partially drain sausage.) Reduce to medium.

Step 2

Add all tomato sauce, then paste, stirring to blend.Add diced tomatoes.
Step 3

Add all seasonings& mushrooms. Cover. Allow to cook for 5-10 min. Stirring to avoid sticking.Reduce to med low. Stir occasionally. Taste. Add garlic salt if needed. Serve over pasta of your choice.
Step 4

This sauce can be eaten after 30 min., but tastes better if cooked longer. I make this in the morining before work, put the whole pot in fridge, Then pop it back on the stove when I get home to reheat slowly. Something about the sauce getting cold & reheating just makes it taste even better.
Step 5

I also use this sauce for baked ziti, chicken parmesean, manicotti & lasangna.
Step 6

Used this sauce from freezer to make Tammy Todd's skillet lasangna! So easy & so good!
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