Meals

Perfect Italian Meat Sauce

Name: Perfect Italian Meat Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb Ground beef (I prefer 85% lean ground beef.); 28 ounces San Marzano tomatoes crushed; 1/2 medium yellow onion diced very fine; 2 cloves garlic diced very fine; 1 1/2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes; 2 fresh basil leaves; 1/8 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp kosher salt (plus more to taste); sugar (optional: a pinch at a time if your sauce tastes too acidic)

6 servings

servings

15 minutes

active time

30 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 lb Ground beef (I prefer 85% lean ground beef.)

28 ounces San Marzano tomatoes crushed

1/2 medium yellow onion diced very fine

2 cloves garlic diced very fine

1 1/2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/8 tsp red pepper flakes

2 fresh basil leaves

1/8 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp kosher salt (plus more to taste)

sugar (optional: a pinch at a time if your sauce tastes too acidic)

Directions

Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat.

Add your olive oil.

Now add your red pepper flakes, onion and a pinch of salt and cook until the onions are translucent, about 3-4 minutes.

Remove onions from pot on to a plate and set aside.

In the same pot, add your ground beef and brown on all sides making sure to break up the meat as much as possible while it cooks (about 5 minutes).

Add the onions back to the pot and mix in to the ground beef.

Now add your garlic and cook for one more minute.

Add your tomatoes to the pot.

Add your salt, oregano and basil and stir.

Bring to a simmer then reduce heat to low and let simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.

Taste the sauce for any additional salt.

Serve with your favorite pasta and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

271 kcal

Total Fat

19 g

Saturated Fat

6 g

Unsaturated Fat

10 g

Trans Fat

1 g

Cholesterol

54 mg

Sodium

614 mg

Total Carbohydrate

11 g

Dietary Fiber

3 g

Total Sugars

6 g

Protein

15 g