Today I am whipping up a true family favorite that my mom use to make on busy weeknights! This is my family recipe for Bolognese Sauce. I use Italian Sausage, in my Easy Bolognese Sauce, because, it has so much flavor, that adding extra flavors to the sauce is unnecessary. I serve this with zucchini noodles for my husband and I, and some gluten free pasta for the kiddos!
The family went nuts for this sauce, and my husband said that you can put this on anything, and it would be fantastic! Sauce can be known as an all day cooking Sunday sauce, but this recipe is actually done pretty quickly. I just brown up some chopped onion and garlic, and then add in ground beef, and grown Italian sausage. I just bought Italian sausages, and removed them from their casings, and added it in with the ground beef. I Love this Betty Crocker Meat Chopper that I use for breaking up ground beef in a pot, as I find it so much easier than just a wooden spoon.
Once that was browned, I added in a small can of tomato paste, and a can of diced tomatoes, and a cup of water. I also added a bit of salt and pepper to taste, and a bit of extra Italian seasoning, and then let that cook on low for a while. about 25-30 minutes on low heat. I promise that you will not be disappointed with this sauce. you can serve this over pasta, rice, zucchini, or miracle noodles, or just scarf it down!
Easy Bolognese Sauce
This is always on the menu, as you cannot go wrong with this Easy Bolognese Sauce, or as we call it, meat sauce! And when you serve this on zucchini noodles, it becomes a low carb meal. The flavors of onion, garlic, and Italian sausage will get the whole house hungry, and everyone will be ready for dinner in no time at all. I know that when I make this, I don’t have to tell anyone that dinner is ready, they just come, and sit politely waiting at the table, and they even help out serving! How awesome is that! To actually see a teenage boy helping his mom in the kitchen without asking him for help, is a sight to behold! You should have been there! Next time, I will film it just so I can show my friends and show off:P
You will need:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground mild italian sausage
1 6oz can tomato paste
1 can of diced tomato
1 cup of water
1/2 onion chopped
1 clove of garlic minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper to taste
In a large dutch oven pot, saute chopped onion until soft and translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add in minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, then add in ground beef and Italian sausage, and cook util all meat has browned, about 8 minutes. Add in tomato paste at this point, and water, and stir until sauce is thick yet smooth, then add in can of diced tomatoes, and stir to combine. Cook on low for about 15-20 minutes more while stirring frequently, so that the sauce does not burn on the bottom. Serve over pasta, and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground mild italian sausage
- 1 6oz can tomato paste
- 1 can of diced tomato
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven pot, saute chopped onion until soft and translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add in minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds, then add in ground beef and Italian sausage, and cook util all meat has browned, about 8 minutes. Add in tomato paste at this point, and water, and stir until sauce is thick yet smooth, then add in can of diced tomatoes, and stir to combine. Cook on low for about 15-20 minutes more while stirring frequently, so that the sauce does not burn on the bottom. Serve over pasta, and enjoy!
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