Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Classic Meat Sauce

  • 2 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 tbsp garlic, minced
  • Salt & Fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/8 c vegetable oil
  • 1/4 c onions, diced
  • 29 oz can tomato puree
  • 24 oz can tomato paste
  • 15 oz can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp beef base
  • 1 tbsp chicken base
  • 1/2 c grated Parmesan
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp chopped parsley leaves


Brown ground beef with minced garlic and salt and pepper, to taste. Drain ground beef and set aside.

Place oil and onions in a saucepan and saute on high heat until soft. Add all cans of tomato products. Fill the tomato puree can with hot water and dissolve beef and chicken base in this water. Add this water and base mixture to saucepan. Add all other ingredients and heat through. Once hot, add the browned ground beef and simmer on low heat for approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Serve over your pasta or spaghetti squash.