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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

By: Cathy 
"Homemade Italian spaghetti sauce from an Italian family. The longer you cook it the better it tastes."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (32)

What to Drink?
Wine sangiovese
Cocktail Negroni Cocktail I
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
4 Hrs
Ready In:
4 Hrs 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 chopped onion
  • 5 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 (28 ounce) cans peeled ground tomatoes in paste
  • 1 (6 ounce) can Italian-style tomato paste
  • 7 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons Italian seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper

Directions

  1. In large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, Italian seasoning, basil, sugar, wine, and crushed red pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 126 | Total Fat: 2.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2008 by Jamie   view full review
People are correct as to the water volume,thats a ridiculous amount. I used Tomatoes from our...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2006 by Bill   view full review
A most definite keeper. Took my time with this one but added 1 tblsp salt, 1/2 tsp garlic salt...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2006 by Lisa R.   view full review
I made this recipe using REGULAR peeled ground tomatoes. I added MORE garlic. I also let it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2004 by JERALYN V   view full review
I used a large can of crushed and a large can of diced tomatoes and reduced the recipe by 1...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2004 by Mommyto2   view full review
Very tasty and very simple to prepare. I simmered it all day and it made the house smell...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2005 by jennifers_78   view full review
I had to cook for about 6 hours to get it to not be so watery, and the taste was worst then...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2004 by CRAFTY__CROW   view full review
Yum! I still have 2 hours of cooking time left and this is by far the best recipe for...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2009 by Luvs2Cuk   view full review
This recipe needed some tweaking in my opinion. First, the onion to seasoning ratio is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 6, 2008 by RedRobynNAU   view full review
This was surprisingly underwhelming! It wasn't BAD, but it wasn't great. I have a hard time...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2005 by kukadog   view full review
I thought that 7 C. of water seemed a bit much. I think it must be a typo! I used only 2 c. of...

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