I will have to admit, that up until last weekend, I had never made Spaghetti Sauce from scratch. I have made Lasagna, tons of times, but never really thought too much about making Spaghetti Sauce from scratch.
I started by sauteeing some onions and garlic in butter.
Then I added diced tomtaotes, tomato sauce and paste, and a a couple tablespoons each of the spices and 2 cups water
I let the sauce simmer for about 30 minutes, then I added a bag of meatballs. I buy my meatballs at Aldi, they are $1.99 for about 40 meatballs per bag. Unless I can find hamburger on sale, it’s not really cost effective to spend $1.79 per pound on hamburger plus my time and cooking time to make them from scratch.
This is a very cost effective meal, and I’ll have to say, it was the best sauce I’ve tasted in a really long time.
Meatballs $1.99
Diced Tomatoes $.49
Tomato Sauce $.25
Tomato Paste $.39
Onions, Garlic and Spices $.75
Spaghetti $.60 (1/2 box)
Total for Spaghetti and Meatballs Dinner $4.47
This meal could even be for a special occasion, like a birthday. Add a side salad, garlic bread and of course, some Birthday Cupcakes and you have a great Birthday Dinner.
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My husband has been dying to make homemade Spaghetti sauce, I’ll have to pass this recipe over to him.
Hey! I just found your site and wanted to say that I am really enjoying it so far. I’m a Hoosier also!
Homemade Spaghetti sauce. That sounds delicious. Love the cupcakes too.
Thanks for posting this, it sounds so good!
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I love spaghetti Its my fav!
love the delicious looking strawberry dipped in chocolate cupcake. By the way borrowing your idea tommorow for our cupcakes we are making for our graduation celebration
Your makings for spaghetti sauce look like mine complete with Aldi’s items. LOL!
Those s’more cupcakes look divine!
Spaghetti sauce from scratch – something I’ve never tackled, either! My husband is so content with Ragu that I haven’t ventured out to homemade, but I might have to try it soon!
Your spaghetti sauce ingredients look very similar to mine, including the Aldi labels! My husband likes more tomato pieces in his sauce, so I use two cans of the diced tomatoes. We also put about half a cup of Merlot in our sauce, it simmers long enough to cook away all the alcohol but leaves a great flavor.
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OH HOW I WISH I could shop there. The cheapest I can get ground beef here is $2.78 per pound. The cheaper blends (80/20) are a little cheaper only about 20 cents difference. A bag of store brand meatballs here is running $3.99.
Love your site.
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