Thick and meaty spaghetti sauce flavored with onions, green peppers, and a little sweetness.

Southern Spaghetti Sauce

beef

onion, (diced)

green bell pepper, (diced)

garlic, (minced)

tomato paste

tomato sauce

tomatoes

Italian Seasoning

Worcestershire Sauce

sugar, (the original recipe calls

salt

water

Brown beef in a large heavy bottomed pot. Drain fat.

Add onion and green pepper and saute until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute 30 seconds.

Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, seasonings, and water.

Simmer 30 minutes.

Hello can you this recipe for meatballs or would you have to change the recipe?

I am southern, so I use ground chuck, onions, bell peppers, salt, and pepper all together. I also go ahead and add garlic powder and a little oregano in the meat then when it’s done, I add sauce paste, water, and I add more garlic powder and oregano. Let it simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring taste, and then let it cook another hour, and then it is delicious. My mom taught me this. Oh I do add a little sugar for the bitterness of the acids.

Yes I made this recipe and it was wonderfully my group love it as well

Best recipe I’ve made for spaghetti!!  Taste like my mom and grandmother !
Thank you for sharing.

Absolutely amazing !! I ate it plaine even lol !!

Your pics of this are hilarious. I ALWAYS demand more sauce in my pasta, and my wife frequently teases me about it.  I do the same thing with my cornbread dressing. I add four more cups of chicken stock not listed in the recipe, and it comes out perfect every time. I guess people in the south will do whatever it takes to stay hydrated. :)

Absolutely reminds me of the spaghetti I grew up with, it is delicious.

I made this recipe with herbs out of my garden,  and tomatoes I canned?
I am going to have a lot to freeze.
This is now my go to pasta it’s wonderful!
( no sugar)

You rock, girl!     this is a remedy for Yankees who never had the guts to leave home for the South..I did..and the folks who shared and taught me their recipes (even if they left out a secret ingredient I knew was up to me to find)  are my "favoritest" memories.. Christin,  I use your recipe to the letter, to make my meat sauce for double meatball grinders..nobody steps through my door to watch the Celtics without having called first to request "hank's big grinders "..  thank you!

I add a pinch (a slight dusting) of cinnamon powder to my sauce...skipping the sugar completely and think it adds a nice tinge of flavorful sweetness enhancing the tomato notes and creating a lovely smell in the kitchen.

I loved this sauce. I kept everything the same except I added a few more veggies (mushrooms, zucchini and red bellpepper).  Thanks for this. ❤️

If a person doesn't like the sugar part, you can add some shredded carrot, they add a touch of sweetness, flavor and nutrition. This is very similar to my recipe but I add the shredded carrot, finely chopped celery and a bay leaf. Also a little beef broth, depending on how thick or thin someone wants it. I simmer mine at least three hours or put in the crockpot on low for 6 hours. If simmering, you may need to add more broth or water. Thanks for the easy ground beef recipes, they all look very flavorful!

southern spaghetti sauce

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients

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