Meat Sauce aka Bolognese Sauce

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Nothing says home like a pot of homemade meat sauce.  The aroma fills the house and warms me like a blanket.  Can you tell I kiss the ground ITALIAN food walks on?  I mean it truly is my favorite.  For years I made my sauce from a jar and still do from time to time, but NOTHING is better than the taste of Soulfully Made food. When food comes from the soul and is made with love it tastes even better.  Can you taste it now? It is so worth the extra effort!

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup of yellow onion, diced
• 1 to 1.25 pounds of ground sirloin (you may also like to use half ground pork)
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans of diced tomatoes or whole tomatoes
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 (29 ounce) can of tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar (or a little more if you like it sweeter)

In a dutch oven begin sauteing ground sirloin (you could also use half ground pork as well), add in onion and cook until done.  Add in wine and tomatoes (if you use whole tomatoes smush in a bowl with hands before adding) and cook for 10 minutes.

Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, basil, red pepper and sugar.  Cook for at least two hours. Ok you can cook less time by I think it is best cooked all afternoon.

Serve over your favorite pasta with grated fresh parmesan cheese on top and a crusty garlic bread.  Delizioso!!!

Recipe

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Meat Sauce aka Bolognese Sauce

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours hours

Total Time: 2 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Author: Nikki Lee

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Nothing says home like a pot of homemade meat sauce. Ground sirloin, tomatoes, tomato sauce and just the right seasonings come together to give you this delicious Italian Bolognese.

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ ⅓ cup of yellow onion, diced
• ▢ 1 to 1.25 pounds of ground sirloin, you may also like to use half ground pork
• ▢ 2 14.5 ounce cans of diced tomatoes or whole tomatoes
• ▢ ½ cup red wine
• ▢ 1 29 ounce can of tomato sauce
• ▢ 2 teaspoons tomato paste
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon dried basil
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sugar, or a little more if you like it sweeter

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Instructions

• In a dutch oven begin sautéing ground sirloin (you could also use half ground pork as well), add in onion and cook until done. Add in wine and tomatoes (if you use whole tomatoes smash in a bowl with hands before adding) and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, basil, red pepper and sugar. Cook for at least two hours. Ok you can cook less time by I think it is best cooked all afternoon.
• Serve over your favorite pasta with grated fresh parmesan cheese on top and a crusty garlic bread. 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1grams Calories: 177kcal (9%) Carbohydrates: 10g (3%) Protein: 12g (24%) Fat: 9g (14%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g Monounsaturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 39mg (13%) Sodium: 639mg (28%) Potassium: 642mg (18%) Fiber: 2g (8%) Sugar: 6g (7%) Vitamin A: 575IU (12%) Vitamin C: 14mg (17%) Calcium: 50mg (5%) Iron: 3mg (17%)

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Soulfully Made is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.

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