Betty's Easy Spaghetti with Homemade Meat Sauce Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a family favorite--Spaghetti with Homemade Meat Sauce. It has loads of tomatoes and tomato sauces, and is flavored with oregano, sweet basil, and garlic powder. Accompanied by Asiago Cheese Bread and Italian greens, It makes a large, flavorful family meal!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
(2) 14.5 oz. cans diced tomatoes, with juice
8 oz. can tomato sauce
6 oz. can tomato paste
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dried sweet basil
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
16 oz. spaghetti, uncooked
2 teaspoons salt
Italian parsley for garnish (optional)

In a large, deep skillet, brown 1 1/2 pounds ground beef and 1 chopped onion together, until there is no pink in the beef, and the onions are soft. Drain off any excess fat. Stir in (2) 14.5 oz. cans undrained diced tomatoes, 8 oz. can tomato sauce, 6 oz. can tomato paste, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons dried sweet basil, 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. After the meat sauce has cooked for about 10 minutes, you can start cooking your spaghetti. Place 16 oz. of spaghetti into a large pot that is about 1/3 full of rapidly boiling water, that has been salted with 2 teaspoons of salt. Bring it back to a boil, and cook 8 to 10 minutes, until the spaghetti is al dente (chewy, not mushy). When the spaghetti and meat sauce are both cooked, serve them onto a larger platter. On the outer edge of the platter, place the cooked, drained spaghetti in a ring, leaving the center of the platter unused. Pour the meat sauce in the center of the ring of spaghetti. Place some Italian parsley at the edge of the platter for garnish, if desired. Your family (kids and all) will love this hearty dish! And you will, too, because it's quick, easy, and tasty!!!

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[bukakee1]

I cooked the beef on a stove pan for about 15 minutes until it was all brown colored. Then added onions and the sauce. Is it bests to use seperate pans when mixing the sauce with the meat? I poured everything into the pan I used to cook the beef.

[bettyskitchen]

@bukakee1 It should not make a difference if you use 1 pan or 2 pans. I don't think you did anything wrong.

--Betty :)

[bukakee1]

I need help! I finally made spaghetti w/ meat sauce and everything went right, except the taste was a little harsh. And by that I mean that the meat, after I cooked it, still smelled a little raw/spoiled, as it did when it came in the packaging. It wasn't bad enough to prevent me from eating, but I'm curious as to why that raw smell still lingered on?

I bought the beef from Trader Joe's so I'm not questioning the quality.

[bettyskitchen]

@bukakee1 I don't know specifically what happened with the beef. If it had a strange smell when it came out of the package, I wouldn't expect the smell to go away, just from browning it. Of course, it would be safe to eat after it is cooked, but it should taste really great! I hope you have an opportunity to try it again with different ground beef.

--Betty :)

[RaspberrySeason]

that looks yummeh ;D

[bettyskitchen]

@RaspberrySeason Thanks!

--Betty :)

[chicaliciti]

betty ur beutiful



[tjbollman1]

Betty, I Will for sure try that; it looks great. Just want to tell you that I AM Italian-American, and there is nothing wrong w/ serving a more American tasting tomato sauce for a nice change. Little kids love it. Even Real Italians make a version of plain old meatsauce, guess where got mine from? Dom DeLouises' mom! Born and bred in Italy. Its very similar to yours and is only seasoned with Thyme. No Italian spices at all. So just keep doing what you are doing! Thanks, Betty. Tess

[valflyinf]

Thank you Betty, trying it out right now hehe!

[bettyskitchen]

@allstar4920 If you read the recipe (or watch the video), you will see that I browned the ground beef.

--Betty :)