I will admit I have been spoiled my whole life. My grandpa makes homemade spaghetti sauce it is very very yummy, and NO spaghetti sauce compares to my grandpas. He normally makes a HUGE batch every fall before they leave for the winter and we freeze it. Sadly Adam and I ran out months ago. And even sadder my Grandpa passed away in Dec. so no more Pa’s Spaghetti sauce. Someday I will attempt his recipe.
For today I had a weird craving, I was craving bacon and pasta. And we had a pound of hamburger in the fridge that needed to be used. So here is where this recipe was born. I kind of followed Pioneer Woman’s recipe but made it my own with what we had.
This sauce was VERY good, it was just the right amount of meat and sauce and went perfect over our bow-tie pasta. I cannot wait to make my Grandpa’s sauce and compare.
Care Bear’s Spaghetti Sauce (From: Myself, Inspiration From: Pioneer Woman)
- 1 lb hamburger
- 3 slices of bacon, cut into 1 inch strips
- 1/4 of a large onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- 14 oz. tomato sauce
- 2 T. Tomato Paste
- 1 T. sugar
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Fry hamburger, bacon, onion and garlic in dutch oven.
Add crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. And 1 T. tomato paste. Stir and simmer for 5 minutes. Add sugar.
Simmer on low covered for 30 minutes. Stirring once or twice.
Uncover. Add 1T. of tomato paste if you want it a little thicker.
Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Stir in parmesan cheese and serve over your favorite pasta.
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That was always my nickname too:) The spaghetti sauce looks yummy–nice and meaty!
Mouth-watering. That looks sooooo good right now!
my family calls my younger sister (whose name is Carrie) “Care Bare” too sometimes. : ) The sauce looks great!
This sounds delicious.