Amy's WFD Blog!: Mama Linda’s Spaghetti Sauce

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Mama Linda’s Spaghetti Sauce

Hi everyone!

Tomorrow we are having spaghetti for dinner and I'm using this recipe for Spaghetti Sauce. My family loves spaghetti and after this super long weekend, I figure it would be a nice treat. You can make up your own meatballs for this or just use frozen meatballs. I'll also be serving some cantaloupe and some Pesto Bread. For the bread, spread some pesto on one side of a french bread loaf and some butter with garlic powder on the other side. Then cook in the oven at 350 about 15 minutes.

Mama Linda’s Spaghetti Sauce
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1/2 lb lean ground beef, crumbled
1 T garlic, minced
salt and pepper
12 oz can tomato paste
2 (24-oz) cans tomato sauce
1-2 T Italian seasoning
1/2 cup Parmesan
1 lb Italian link sausage (each link cut into 4 pieces)
meatballs (1 1/2 lb lean ground beef, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan)

Brown hamburger with garlic, salt and pepper, place in large pot or crock pot. Stir in tomato paste and one can water. Stir in tomato sauce and a large can water. Add Italian seasoning, Parmesan, sausage and meatballs, stir in. Simmer over LOW heat for several hours (or in Crock Pot all day on LOW). Skim grease before serving.

Amy

1 comment:

Amy Z said...: Mama Linda's Spaghetti Sauce - This was just ok for us. I did it in the crockpot. The only change I made was I cooked up the Italian Sausage links because it seemed weird to throw them in raw. My kids loved the meatballs and sausage in this but it just really lacked flavor. It tasted like tomato sauce with meat in it. I think if you like a simpler sauce, this might be for you. I guess we like ours a little spicier and a little more flavorful.; July 27, 2010 at 9:53 AM

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