The Best Homemade Pasta Sauce Recipe!

Name: The Best Homemade Pasta Sauce Recipe!
Total time: 1 hr 55 mins
Ingredients: 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, sliced; 0.75 pound lean ground beef; 0.5 cup minced onion; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 2 (6.5 ounce) cans tomato sauce; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; 0.5 cup water; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 1.5 teaspoons dried basil; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 0.5 teaspoon fennel seed; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper

This incredible pasta sauce is versatile enough for lasagna or served simply as a delicious meat sauce. I originally created it for my famous lasagna recipe, but it's so good, it deserves its own spotlight!

Total time1 hr 55 mins
Prep time15 mins
Cook time1 hr 40 mins
Yield16

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Instructions

Prepare all of your ingredients.
In a large pot or Dutch oven, cook the Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until the meat is browned. Drain off any excess grease.
Stir in the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water.
Add the sugar, basil, Italian seasoning, fennel seed, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine.
Cover the pot and let the sauce simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 1 ½ hours, or until the sauce has thickened and the flavors have melded.
Serve this delicious pasta sauce over your favorite pasta. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 157 kcal
Fat Content: 9 g
Fiber Content: 2 g
Sugar Content: 5 g
Sodium Content: 673 mg
Protein Content: 10 g
Cholesterol Content: 24 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 12 g
Saturated Fat Content: 3 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g