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Mom's Sweet Spaghetti Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: LANGSTON28

"My mom has made this sauce ever since before I was born. My whole family and all my friends love it. I love it cause it's sweet and different from all the other spicy and tart sauces."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 19 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
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PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  30 Min
READY IN  1 Hr

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 onion, minced
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 4 slices bacon
  • 2 (4 ounce) jars mushrooms, drained
  • 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons dried oregano
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a skillet over medium heat, cook onion and bell pepper in oil until transparent. Add beef to onions and peppers; cook until brown. Set aside.
  2. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Reserve drippings and crumble bacon. Combine drippings and crumbled bacon with the beef mixture.
  3. Add mushrooms, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder and oregano. Pour in wine while stirring. Stir in sugar, then salt and pepper. Cook until hot.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2006 by SDK999
Followed recommendations and cut the sugar (1/2 cup), but it was still too sweet. Also, I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2003 by ETRUONG
This was a great recipe, although I had to reduce the sugar to 2 Tbsp. I used fresh sliced... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2005 by KSHERI
Loved it. I didn't have some things, so I improvised. Used fresh minced garlic instead of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2003 by SUELEA
This is a FANTASTIC spaghetti sauce. The wine is a great touch-- I actually used red wine. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2003 by GOOBIEGETTER
Yummy! I only added 1/2 cup of sugar and it was plenty sweet, but my family and I really... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2003 by LANGSTON28
Excellent! Love it with garlic bread. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2008 by Susan Snow
Love it, sugar amount was perfect, that is why it is called "Sweet" spaghetti. Sweet... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2006 by jrutter
With a little less sugar, this could be a better recipe. The sugar overpowered the taste for me. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2005 by Heaven
This was good but I like sweet sauces. I reduced the amount of sugar to 1/2 cup instead of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2005 by ChefAndy
WAY TOO SWEET!!! I would have given this 3.5 stars but that wasn't an option. I wish that I... MORE

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