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Italian Meat Sauce Recipe

Perfect your pasta with Homemade Italian Meat Sauce. This hearty tomato sauce with sausage and ground beef is specially seasoned and slow simmered for authentic taste with less acid. Makes enough for a small crowd in as little as 30 minutes, but freezes beautifully for future meals.
5
106
1 hr 15 min
TOTAL TIME
448
CALORIES
$1.51
PER SERVING
Italian Meat Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
13 INGREDIENTS
8 SERVINGS
Ground Pepper
1 tsp ground pepper
Yellow Onion
1 medium yellow onion
Baking Soda
1/2 tsp baking soda
Italian Seasoning
2 tsp italian seasoning
Kosher Salt
2 tsp kosher salt
Fresh Basil
1 tbsp fresh basil
chopped
Tomato Paste
6 oz tomato paste
Ground Beef
1 lb ground beef
Red Pepper Flakes
1 pinch red pepper flakes
Canned Crushed Tomatoes
56 oz canned crushed tomatoes
Light Brown Sugar
2 tbsp light brown sugar
Garlic
4 cloves garlic
Italian Sausage
1 lb italian sausage
Directions
16 STEPS
15 min
PREP TIME
1 hr
COOK TIME
1 hr 15 min
TOTAL TIME
View Directions on Our Salty Kitchen
Health Info
Macros
25g
CARBS
26g
FAT
25g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
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