Homemade Spaghetti Sauce from Scratch

Among the best aspects of homemade spaghetti sauce are that it tastes much better than commercial spaghetti sauce. It is also much better for your health as it lacks preservatives and can be tailored to your individual dietary restrictions. Thus, you can decrease the amount of salt or sugar you need. The recipe can be modified to include or exclude certain vegetables. One can also cook it for a shorter or longer amount of time, to achieve the thickness you desire. If you've never tried to make spaghetti sauce don't worry, for the process is easy enough. Just ensure that you have all the raw ingredients before you get started.

Homemade Italian Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients

• 1 peck of tomatoes
• 32 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 3 stalks of celery, chopped coarsely
• 18 ounces tomato paste
• 1 green pepper, chopped coarsely
• 2 tbsp salt
• 10 standard cooking onions, chopped coarsely, divided
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 very large cloves of garlic, pressed
• 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 5 bay leaves
• 1½ tbsp basil

Directions

Add half the onions, tomatoes, green pepper and celery in blender, and whirl till it reaches desired consistency. For a smooth sauce, blend for a longer time. Take a very large pot and pour the blended vegetables into it. Add the remaining onions, spices, mushrooms and tomato paste. Cook on a low flame for 3 hours. However, if the desired consistency is achieved earlier, you can stop. Cook longer for a thicker sauce. Take out bay leaves and serve, or freeze it for later use.

Best Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients

• 1 pound spicy Italian sausage
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup white wine
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• ½ onion, chopped
• 6 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• ½ cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pinch dried rosemary
• ¼ cup red wine
• 1 tsp dried basil
• ¼ cup Italian seasoning
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper
• ¼ tsp dried oregano
• 6 bay leaves

Directions

Use a large, deep skillet to cook the sausage over medium heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and keep aside. Mix together white wine, mushrooms, onion and bell pepper in a large pot. Once the vegetables are well cooked, add in the red wine, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper, bay leaves, oregano, garlic powder, basil, rosemary, salt, tomato sauce, tomato paste and sausage. Cook on low heat for 45 minutes, then add brown sugar and simmer for 30 minutes

Quick Fresh Tomato Spaghetti Sauce
Ingredients

• 2 garden fresh tomatoes
• Handfuls of cherry tomatoes/2 handfuls of Roma tomatoes
• 1 tsp capers
• 1 - 2 tsp Italian seasonings/fresh garden herbs
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Handful of ripe, pitted, and sliced Kalamata olives

Directions

Boil the tomatoes for about 5 minutes till you see small cracks appear on the skins. Then take them out and allow them to cool. Once cool, peel of the skins, which will come off easily. Put the tomatoes into a blender and blend till smooth. Take a big pan and add the olive oil, seasonings, and tomatoes. Cook over medium heat for another 5 minutes, while stirring continuously. Throw in the olives, peppers, and capers. Simmer for another 5 minutes on medium heat. Add sugar or salt to taste. Pour over spaghetti or rigatoni.

If you liked any of these methods of making spaghetti sauce, than you can say bye-bye to store bought spaghetti sauce. Improvise and make this recipe your own, so that it turns into a family heirloom that will be handed down through generations.