Down Home Spaghetti Sauce
I have OAMM’s Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce on here so I thought it might get confusing if that was the title again. And since this recipe is actually not from MY mom but from the wife of my father, Constance. (I just don’t like the word step-mom, do you?) And since I don’t like the term “step-mom” I didn’t want to name this sauce OAMM’s Step-Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce. 
So I got to thinking about who Constance really is. And whenever we talk about her and her cooking we always talk about it being “down home” cookin’. You know, meat, potatoes, chocolate cake, from scratch, enough to feed an army and send everyone into cardiac arrest. Well, not always, but sometimes.
This recipe won’t give you cardiac arrest but it will be so tasty you will want to be so full they have to roll you from the table! It is rich and hearty. It is different than my mom’s as it doesn’t have that sweet zing to it, but it is just as good in its own right. It is more of a traditional sauce. Any way you stew it I think that you are really going to like it!
Author/Source:
Constance Winkler in care of Tricia @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 79 ounces canned tomatoes, diced
- 79 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 lbs ground beef
- .5 lb ground sausage
- .75 cups onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon Oregano
Directions:
Brown meat, garlic and onion together in a large stock pot. Add in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and oregano. Cook on low for 6 hours. Stirring occasionally. Serve over spaghetti noodles.
Freezing Directions:
Follow above directions, instead of serving, allow to cool and portion in gallon freezer bags. Freeze. To serve: Thaw. Heat through on stove, slow cooker or microwave. Serve over spaghetti noodles.
Servings: 8-10
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My husband loves sausage with his spaghetti so I bet he’d really like this!
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79 Ounces?! I swear I’m reading that wrong LOL.
Nope, you aren’t! It makes A LOT!
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sounds yummy! think i am gonna let this cook on low in the crockpot for 6 hrs and see how it goes…thanks!
In law sauce would have been a good name.
Can you cook this in the crock pot as well? There’s no way I could leave my stove on for 6 hours!
Yes, in fact on the cooking day that is exactly what we do!
Just keeping it honest in this post…we didnt like this sauce at our house. I have to give my 5 year old and husband credit, they did eat it for dinner, but it wasnt any better than our favorite jar sauce. I made this sauce and the meatballs over two days this weekend, and the time spent in cooking and the AMOUNT of sauce (I had to split it between my crock pot and a pot on the stove) did not justify the convenience and ease of our fav. jarred sauce and frozen meatballs. Glad I tried it, but it was a miss for us. (I did also make the Eggplant Parm. and the no-back lasagna, will let you know how we like those later!)
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Thank you for the recipe idea, i will be trying it out this week!. – Joanne
This was the BEST Recipe I have ever tried (and I have tried many). I have never found a sauce or meatball recipe that the whole family enjoys but I have now! This sauce recipe and your meatball recipe was easy and super delicious! I even got a “As good as my Mom’s” comment from my husband which is a BIG plus in my book:)
I didn’t change a thing except added garlic to the meatballs because I am Italian and that is what I do:) lol
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Man, my grandmomma was Italian and she made the most delicious meatballs I ever tasted, like you wouldnt believe. Sadly, she didnt leave a recipe for me so I’ve been trying to work it out by myself… slowly working my through the meatball recipes here, I still cant figure out what her secret ingredient was though!!!
This is great, this is different than my method but i will give it a try. Thank you
Such simple and wholesome ingredients. I love it. Been looking for a reason to stop buying jar sauces. I think I will make a huge stockpot of this and freeze for later use. Thanks!