Spaghetti Meat Sauce is beefy, juicy and so satisfying. It comes together fast so it is perfect for busy weeknights, and it’s freezer friendly. Meat sauce has all of the comforting flavors .
Which Pasta for Meat Sauce?
Here’s the beauty of this recipe – you can pair it with your favorite pasta! Meat Sauce for pasta is traditionally made with spaghetti, but it goes really well with any of these:
String Pastas – Spaghetti, Linguine, Fettuccine
Ribbon Pastas – Pappardelle or Tagliatelle
Tubular Pastas – Penne, Cannelloni, Rigatoni, Ziti
Corkscrew Pastas – Cavatappi
The ingredients for this meat sauce recipe are pantry staples and we always keep a stash of ground beef in the freezer for the days we don’t have a lot of time to get dinner on the table. It comes together in 1 pot or dutch oven and really doesn’t get any easier than this. Seriously the best meat sauce!
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef 15% fat
1 medium onion finely diced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 garlic cloves minced
24 oz marinara pasta sauce
1/4 cup water
1 tsp granulated sugar
12 oz spaghetti to serve
Instructions
Place a pot or dutch oven over medium heat, add 1 lb ground beef and sautee, breaking it up with a spatula until no longer pink (5 minutes).
Add chopped onion, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/4 tsp pepper and sautee until onions are soft.
Add garlic and sautee another 1-2 minutes until fragrant then pour in 1 jar of marinara sauce, 1/4 cup water and 1 tsp sugar. Cover and simmer over low heat 20 minutes.
Enjoy .
