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All-Purpose Meat Sauce Recipe

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Meet the Cook: Experimenting with different herbs and spices led to this sauce...my husband does not like bland food! I now make it for him and our three children - 5, 3 and 22 months - at least once a week. Marc says it's even better the next day. -Sonja Fontaine, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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All-Purpose Meat Sauce Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

10 30 40

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
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With Johnsonville Italian Sausage.
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1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Pinch each dried thyme, tarragon and ground cinnamon
Hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper to taste

Directions

In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook the beef and garlic until beef is browned; drain. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until sauce is as thick as desired, stirring occasionally. Serve over pasta or rice, or use for making lasagna, pizza, chili dogs, tacos or sloppy joes. Yield: 4 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 142 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 721 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 13 g protein.

Originally published as All-Purpose Meat Sauce in Country Woman September/October 1995, p33

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Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied red wine such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Syrah.

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Reviewed on Nov. 02, 2012 by crysmitchell

I have made this several times. One of our faves. I ALWAYS double the recipe because it very versatile. The cinnamon and hot sauce give it a unique flavor. Love this!

Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2012 by Martysue

My husband is Italian and doesn't like bland food either. I also created my own meat sauce based on one that his Italian Aunt had made from Italy. It's almost identical to this one! It's FABULOUS! With our 5 children there are never any leftovers at the end of the night. I'll have to try it with cinnamon and hot peppers too.

Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2012 by Rshipman

Added molasses and red pepper.

Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2012 by RrFleeger

I made this for my family, I'm vegetarian they aren't. My nine year old Son ask for extra sauce. Tonight everyone had seconds. Thanks for a great recipe, I will make this again.

Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2012 by Cricket115

I love this so much I use it in Spaghetti and Lasagna!!

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2011 by shell87

a little spice

Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2011 by Angela0614

Amazing sauce, easy to prepare. I put mine in the crock pot to simmer for a couple of hours. Will make again.

Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2010 by zobird

We don't like bland food either, so we loved this recipe. I added some chopped, fresh green pepper. My husband doesn't do pasta, so I added some cumin and chili powder and he loved it as chili. I ate it on pasta and thought it was great! It is a little sweet for me, so I might skip the sugar next time. Other than that, I won't change a thing. There were no leftovers!