Ground Beef Pasta Sauce

Name: Ground Beef Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs lean ground beef; 1 large onion (diced); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 28 oz canned whole tomatoes (or canned diced tomatoes*, 1 can); 28 oz canned tomato sauce; 1 large green bell pepper (diced, or red bell pepper); 1 cup water; 1 tbsp Italian seasoning; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp granulated sugar; ½ tsp salt (or to taste); ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley; ¼ cup chopped fresh basil; 2 tsp ground sage; 2 tsp fennel seeds; 1 tsp dried thyme leaves; 1 tsp black pepper; ⅛ teaspoon ground allspice

This homemade pasta sauce is a rich, savory blend of ground meat, tomatoes, fresh herbs, and spices, simmered to perfection for a hearty meal.

⏱ 95 min 🔨 Prep 20min 🔥 Cook 75min 📊 Hard 🍽 8 servings ⭐ 5.0 (61) 👁 14

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine ground beef with sage, fennel seeds, thyme, pepper, and allspice until well mixed.
Heat a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef mixture, onion, and garlic, breaking up the meat with a spoon. Cook until browned, drain excess fat if needed.
Add the canned tomatoes with the liquid, tomato sauce, green bell pepper, water, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, sugar, and salt to the pot. Stir well to combine.
Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour or until the sauce has reached your desired consistency. Stir occasionally.
Once the sauce has thickened, stir in the chopped parsley and basil.
Remove bay leaves, taste and season with additional salt and pepper. Serve over hot pasta.

Rice & Noodles Beef & Lamb Sambal & Spices top ratedhomeamde pasta sauce recipehomemade pasta saucepasta sauceamerican

Nutrition per serving

Protein21g

Carbs8g

Fat1g

130kcal

21gProtein

8gCarbs

1gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$6921.00

Per Serving
$865.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$13842.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (89% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
lean ground beef	1.5 lbs	$297.00
onion	1 large	$50.00
garlic	3 cloves	$593.00
canned whole tomatoes	28 oz	$407.00
canned tomato sauce	28 oz	$946.00
green bell pepper	1 large	$88.00
water	1 cup	-
Italian seasoning	1 tbsp	$89.00
bay leaves	2	$3557.00
granulated sugar	1 tsp	$1.00
salt	0.5 tsp	$1.00
chopped fresh parsley	0.25 cup	$117.00
chopped fresh basil	0.25 cup	$703.00
ground sage	2 tsp	$20.00
fennel seeds	2 tsp	-
dried thyme leaves	1 tsp	$30.00
black pepper	1 tsp	$22.00
⅛ teaspoon ground allspice	-	-