Mikes Italian Grandmas Pasta Sauce Recipes

GRANDMA'S ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute garlic, onion and bell pepper in oil until onion and pepper are translucent.
• Add beef to onion-pepper mix.
• Cook til you no longer see pink; drain well and then return to pot.
• Add tomatoes with juice, paste, chili powder and Worcestershire; mix well.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add mushrooms; mix well.
• Simmer 10 minutes longer.
• Serve over hot pasta.
• I like angel hair with this sauce--it gives it a unique texture.
• I use Georgio bottled mushrooms, Del Monte Tomatoes, Hunts Paste, Lea& Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, McCormick Chili powder.
• All the rest are fresh ingredients.
• This is an old family recipe.
• Once you taste it, you will never go back to any other sauce.

GRANDMA MAGGIO'S SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until translucent but not browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms and basil, and cook and stir until the basil is wilted and the mushrooms are cooked through and have given up their juices, about 10 minutes.
• Pour in the whole peeled tomatoes, and bring the mixture to a boil, stirring and chopping the tomatoes into pieces with a spoon. Pour in the tomato sauce and stir, crushing any large pieces of tomato left, and bring to a simmer. Let the sauce simmer until slightly thickened and bubbling, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Stir the tomato paste into the sauce, and fill the empty tomato paste can with Merlot wine, stirring to dissolve any remaining tomato paste in the can. Pour the Merlot wine into the sauce, and stir well to combine. Bring the sauce back to a simmer, and stir in the salt, pepper, dried oregano, and sugar. Let the sauce simmer until the seasonings are blended and the sauce is heated through, about 3 more minutes.

MIKE'S ITALIAN GRANDMA'S PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown your meat and drain off the excess fat. Add all the ingredients together. My hubby likes to put this all in the crock pot and slowcook it for about 6 hours. You could also simmer it stovetop for maybe an hour or so if you're in a hurry. Delicious. We serve this with tortellini or spaghetti and our pickiest kids can't get enough. They also request bread to sop up the extra.
• Note: Of course you can used canned tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato puree or even fresh. Just cook longer and add a pinch of sugar.