Easy Meat Sauce Recipe
Easy Meat Sauce Recipe is a homemade pasta sauce that is ready in just 30 minutes and is bursting with flavor. This homemade meat sauce recipe is quick enough for a weeknight dinner and impressive enough for entertaining.
Servings: 8
Calories: 160kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic ,minced
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup water
- 1 Tbs. sugar
Instructions
- Heat saucepot over medium-high heat and cook ground beef, garlic, basil, oregano and kosher salt until browned, stirring occasionally.
- Add red wine and cook 1 minute.
- Stir in crushed tomatoes, water and sugar.
- Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until sauce has thickened, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve over pasta, zucchini noodles and/or on pizza dough.
Notes
Recipe makes 4 heaping cups of meat sauce. Serve some with pasta tonight and have more for another day or freeze remaining sauce for next week!
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg