Hey, Rockstars! I made my Homemade Spaghetti Sauce, and I thought about y’all when the beloved farmer asked for seconds. Yeah, it’s MAMA MIA good. Jarred sauce can’t compete and anything that isn’t over processed and carrying unnecessary preservatives is better for your taste buds and your insides. There’s also that whole sheltering in place thing. No one wants to mask up to run to the store for a jar of Ragu, am I right? Here, let me show y’all how easy this is to stir up instead. 

Shellie’s Super Spaghetti Sauce

Chopped onions, celery, and green peppers, cooked in butter

2 (28 ounce) cans of crushed tomatoes

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 Tbsp dried basil

1 Tbsp sugar

2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp. oregano

1 tsp. thyme

1 tsp parsley

1/4 cup grated Romano cheese

Sauté a couple cups of the holy trinity of southern cooking, (chopped onions, celery, peppers) in two tablespoons of butter. Remove veggies and brown your hamburger meat. Drain.

For our sauce, we’ll begin by heating a tablespoon of olive oil and tossing in a couple cloves of minced garlic. Stir this around a minute or two to develop the flavor but don’t let your garlic burn. Now, once your garlic is heated, add yourself a couple cans of crushed tomatoes and your preferred seasonings. I use dried basil, black pepper, oregano, thyme, parsley and a dash of sugar.

Here’s the deal. At this point, you’ve basically got all of your ingredients in the pot but the longer your sauce cooks, the deeper the flavor is going to get. (I say that, but in the interest of full disclosure, I rarely start my sauce as soon as I should to let that happen.) Bring it to a low boil and turn it down. Add your sautéed veggies and browned hamburger meat and try to cook it at least an hour over a medium heat. In the last thirty minutes, I like to drop in about a fourth cup of grated Romano Cheese. It’s a nice kick.

Serve over your favorite spaghetti or vermicelli noodles. Of course, we like to top it with grated Parmesan.  However you enjoy it, enjoy it! That’s my Super Spaghetti Sauce! Happy eating from Rocking it Grand!