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Marica's Spaghetti Meat Sauce

By: Marica van Wynen 
"Try topping your next bowl of pasta with this hearty spaghetti sauce. For added flavor, try stirring in diced smoked ham just before serving. Serve with your favorite pasta."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 2.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 4 stalks celery, finely chopped
  • 2 carrots, finely chopped
  • 8 ounces lean ground beef
  • 8 ounces ground pork
  • 6 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 pinch dried oregano
  • 1 pinch dried tarragon
  • 1 pinch dried sage
  • 1 pinch dried rosemary
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • salt to taste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced

Directions

  1. In a large skillet over medium heat saute the finely chopped onions, carrot, and celery with the 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine. Add the beef and pork and cook until brown. Add chopped tomatoes, dried oregano, tarragon, sage, rosemary, and bay leaves. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for an hour.
  2. Near completion of cooking time add in mushrooms and simmer until softened, about 10 minutes.

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Amount Per Serving  Calories: 552 | Total Fat: 29.5g | Cholesterol: 86mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2003 by Rebslo   view full review
Not the best taste.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2005 by BARNKITTY   view full review
Hmm, not quite what I think of as a 'sauce'. Tasted much more like chili. I doubled the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2003 by PAIXFUL   view full review
To start with, I did make this differently in that I did not have sage or mushrooms or pork in...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2003 by CALDINGER   view full review
Not bad! A bit of work, but what good sauce isn't?

 

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