Homemade Italian Sauce

Name: Homemade Italian Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 12 oz can tomato paste; 16 oz diced, stewed, tomatoes; 1/2 c diced onion; 1/2 c diced bellpepper; 2 Tbsp oil; water; 1 lb lean hamburger, cooked and drained; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp red pepper (omit for lasagne); 2 Tbsp butter (omit for lasagne); 1 Tbsp sugar

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By Shelia Rudick
@harht4God

Usually, I serve this on a bed of spaghetti. Slight variations of this sauce make it perfect for lasagne.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Ingredients

12 oz

can tomato paste
16 oz

diced, stewed, tomatoes
1/2 c

diced onion
1/2 c

diced bellpepper
2 Tbsp

oil
·

water
1 lb

lean hamburger, cooked and drained
1 tsp

salt
1/4 tsp

red pepper (omit for lasagne)
2 Tbsp

butter (omit for lasagne)
1 Tbsp

sugar
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How to Make Homemade Italian Sauce

Step-by-Step

Allow hamburger to cook in large chunks.
Saute onion and pepper in oil. Add hamburger and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer 25-30 minutes, adding 1/4 cup more water if necessary. Sauce should be thick.
Serve on pasta (or use in lasagna.)

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