Wedding Gift Spaghetti Sauce

This rich and aromatic spaghetti sauce recipe is so special it was given as part of a wedding gift collection. Pull out your largest pot and invite all your friends and family over for a delicious Italian-inspired dinner.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 137 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 1 pound ground beef
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 4 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 pound mild sausage
• 76 fluid ounces water
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1.5 teaspoons dried oregano

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter and olive oil together with onion and garlic in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir ground beef and sausage in the onion mixture until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir Italian seasoning, salt, rosemary, oregano, and black pepper into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Pour water, tomato puree, and tomato paste into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer, stirring occasionally, over low heat until flavors have combined, at least 2 hours.