Spaghetti Sauce II Recipe
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Spaghetti Sauce II

By: Melinda Connery 
"A very thick and dark sauce with a little red pepper kick. Adjust the crushed red pepper to suit your tastes. This sauce freezes well too."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (252)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons dried basil
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 1 pound Italian sausage (optional)

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Saute onions and garlic until tender, 2-3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients (except sausage links) and simmer over low heat for 3 hours.
  2. With one hour cooking time remaining, cook and brown sausages in a skillet. When browned, place in sauce and continue to simmer. Remove bay leaves before serving. Serve over hot cooked noodles, with sausages on the side.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 403 | Total Fat: 28.8g | Cholesterol: 58mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 1, 2008 by lilamonster   view full review
The end result with this recipe is always really great, but I only gave it four stars because...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2008 by ofortuna0675   view full review
My supper club has deemed this recipe "Emergency Sweat Pants" worthy - whenever I make it,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2003 by jandtsmom   view full review
Wow is this ever good! A couple years ago I made spaghetti sauce, it was awful! It was so bad...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2007 by ZRAFF   view full review
This is my favorite spaghetti sauce recipe! To make it lowfat, in addition to the onion &...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2007 by es   view full review
this is a very easy to make yet delicious sauce. i usually use prego sauce from the jar when...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2005 by Webmommy   view full review
This recipe turned out extremely well and my entire family raved about it. I chose to cook...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2008 by pomplemousse   view full review
I'm so sorry, but I just could not like this. I had high hopes; it looked awesome, and it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2008 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Absolutely delicious! This was my first try and I will never go back to a jar sauce again. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2007 by CASTOUT   view full review
I would give it more than 5 stars if I could!! This is exactly what I was looking for. It's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 7, 2009 by AChalmers   view full review
Wonderful recipe! I was cooking for more people so I used 3 cans of tomato paste, 1 large can...

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