Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

This is an easy recipe for homemade spaghetti1 green pepper, diced
sauce with meatballs. While the cooking time is1 tablespoon sugar
long, this can be mostly unsupervised, just give it1 4 ounce can mushrooms
an occasional stir. If you desire, you can use the1/2 teaspoon thyme or other herbs as desired
crock pot or the pressure cooker for this recipe,2 tablespoons olive oil
those instructions are included at the end.
You can add other herbs to suit your liking. I've1. Mix the meats, bread crumbs, salt, pepper,
known cooks to add parsley, bay leaves,garlic salt, and eggs. Form into meatballs the about
oregano, marjoram, or take the easy way out1-1 1/2 inches in diameter. Brown in the olive oil in
and use 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning mixa large pot or dutch oven (if cooking sauce on
instead of the thyme. Experiment until you findthe stovetop).
the mix your family prefers.2. When meatballs are brown, remove from the
Italian Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipepan and add the onion and green pepper. Saute
3/4 pound ground beeffor a few minutes.
1/4 pound ground pork sausage meat3. Return the meat balls to the pot and add the
3/4 cup dry bread crumbs - I like Italian styleremaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat
seasonedto low and simmer for 3 hours on the stovetop
2 small eggsstirring occasionally. You're going to want to cover
1 clove garlic, or 1 teaspoon minced garlic, or 1/4this, tomato sauces tend to spit occasionally. You
teaspoon garlic powdercan simmer on low in the crock pot all day until
1/2 teaspoon saltyou are ready to serve, or you can also pressure
1/4 teaspoon peppercook this for 20 minutes at low pressure (5lbs.)
12 ounces tomato pasteWhen using either of these methods, follow the
1 large can of tomatoes or 2 regular cansinstructions completely until the cooking step.
1 cup waterWhen using the crock pot, I reduce the water to
1 medium onion, slicedabout 1/2 cup or until the thickness you desire.