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My Mom's Spaghetti

Serve with salad and French Bread

Mealswap Tips

  • Use electric skillet to contain it all
  • Pack the sauce separate from the noodles
  • For a time saver, make ahead & store in freezer

Ingredients for 3 Families
3 pounds lean ground beef
6 cloves fresh garlic minced
1 large yellow onion, diced
3 6oz cans mushrooms (optional – I skip this)

3 6oz cans tomato paste
3 15oz cans tomato sauce
3 14oz cans stewed tomatoes plus juice(cut them up a bit, bite size)
2 cups cheap Burgundy
wine (critical ingredient: I use Carlo Rossi Burgundy, comes in a jug)
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp basil
1 1/2 tsp parsley flakes
4 bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp oregano

½ tsp salt

3 pounds Spaghetti Pasta

Other Sides

Salad

French Bread

Early Prep

  • Prepare Salads
  • Chop up Onion, Garlic, and Stewed Tomatoes
  • Measure & combine seasonings together in a bowl

Directions
Sauce

  • In large pot or electric skillet cook meat, onion, and garlic together. Drain grease.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a soft boil.
  • Simmer covered for about 1 hour.
  • Remove cover for last 15 minutes, or until desired thickness.
  • Remove bay leaves.
  • If you don't use it all in a few days it freezes really well.

While the sauce is simmering

  • Cook Spaghetti noodles (when drained, add a little olive oil to prevent sticking)
  • Slice and butter French bread, wrap in foil. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes

Load up the Totes

Spaghetti Sauce, Spaghetti Noodles, Salad, French Bread

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