Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce

This hearty pasta sauce is slow-cooked for deep, rich, meaty flavour. Prepare in
advance to have available whenever pasta night is in order.

Servings: 10 servings

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Prep Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
3 hours, 29 minutes

Total Time
3 hours, 45 minutes

Main Course

American Italian Canadian

sausage Italian ground beef tomato meat sauce pasta sauce slow cooked spaghetti sauce

Instructions

1 In a large dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion, celery,
carrot, and garlic stirring to soften, being carful not to brown the vegetables.
2 Move softened vegetables to the edge of the pan. Add sausage (casings removed)
and ground beef, breaking up with a spoon. Cook, stirring, until meats are
browned.
3 Stir in tomato paste, beef concentrate, Italian seasoning, and bay leaf. Cook
until tomato paste begins to sizzle and cook through.
4 Stir in fire-roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, and chilli flakes (if
using). Bring to a gentle boil, stirring.
5 Reduce heat to low and simmer gently for 2-3 hours, or until sauce is thickened
and reduced slightly. If sauce begins to bubble, cover paritally with a lid.
6 Stir in milk. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Add sugar if desired.
7 Serve over rigatoni, spaghetti, or other sturdy pasta. Season with parmesan or
asiago cheese, if desired.