Easy Meat Sauce

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

This is a recipe that you can throw together in 10 minutes and then go and do whatever you want for 1 hour. It is not the thickest sauce, but it is delicious.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 1hr30 mins

Total: 1hr40 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Easy Meat Sauce

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion

chopped

1 ¼ pounds ground beef

2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce

2 (15 ounce) cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes

1 teaspoon salt

1 splash red wine

Chef John's Penne with Vodka Sauce

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; saute onion in hot oil until softened about 5 minutes. Season onion with Italian seasoning; continue to saute until the herbs are fragrant about 3 minutes more.

Step 2

Break beef into small pieces and add to the skillet; cook and stir until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 3

Stir tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into the beef mixture; season with salt place a lid on the skillet reduce heat to low and cook at a simmer for 1 hour.

Step 4

Splash wine over the mixture stir and simmer until thickened about 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Easy Meat Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 286

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.5g 39%

Carbohydrates: 20.1g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 4.4g 18%

Sugars: 10.7g

Fat: 14.1g 22%

Saturated Fat: 4.9g 24%

Cholesterol: 59.1mg 20%

Vitamin A Iu: 591.6IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 8.6mg 66%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 24%

Vitamin C: 13.3mg 22%

Folate: 32.6mcg 8%

Calcium: 58mg 6%

Iron: 3.8mg 21%

Magnesium: 43.4mg 16%

Potassium: 738.2mg 21%

Sodium: 1553.1mg 62%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 126.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.