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
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
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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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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!

 
 
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