Growing up, my grandpa made the BEST spaghetti sauce ever. Well, I remember it being the best. I can still (almost) taste it. Who knows if it really was that great. But I'm going to say it was! His recipe calls for a ziploc bag of tomatoes, a can of hot sauce, and other random ingredients. I didn't want to copy what he had done...this is the Inspired Kitchen, not the Imitation Kitchen. I've been afraid to try it in the past, because who knows what I'd end up with. I was so sure I'd do his "recipe" shame. But I've finally decided to try it. And while it is Not Quite his recipe, it is now my own and it was darn good! If you don't have the Tastefully Simple products, call me. I can get them for you! Or, you know, substitute onions and garlic as you see fit. If you're using fresh onions, I would brown them up with the meat. But that's just me. And this is my recipe! :)
1/2 lb ground pork sausage, spicy
1/3 lb ground beef
1 28oz can crushed tomatoes
2 tsp Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic
2 tsp Tastefully Simple Onion Onion
1 tsp Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch of sugar
Brown the hamburger and pork together on medium-high heat; drain if needed. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer on medium-low for about 20 minutes, until slightly thickened. If you are preparing the pasta at the same time, toss in a ladle full of the cooking water.
Serve over pasta of your choice. Spaghetti is the obvious option since it is spaghetti sauce, but I'm sure this would taste wonderful with ravioli as well, or with a baked ziti dish. Hmm. Baked ziti. That's next on my "pasta to-do" list.
*Measurements are estimated...I did not measure as I was going. So if it tastes like it needs more Italian seasoning, it probably does!
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