30-Minute Spaghetti Sauce

The problem typically with quick spaghetti sauces are they don’t have much time for building flavor. But with the help of a few non-traditional flavor enhancers this recipe doesn’t lack flavor at all. In researching about spaghetti sauce, I came across a few recipes that had soy sauce in them and a few that had balsamic vinegar. I decided to add those 2 ingredients to my spaghetti sauce recipe and it helped so much with flavors in a quick spaghetti sauce. I promise you are going to love how this tastes.

30-Minute Spaghetti Sauce

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Quick from-scratch sauce with delicious flavor for an easy weeknight meal.

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 30 minutes
• Yield: serves 6-8 1x

Ingredients

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1 pound lean ground beef (or ground turkey or sausage)

1 small yellow onion, diced small

3 garlic cloves, minced

3 Tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon dried basil (or 2–3 Tablespoons fresh basil, chopped fine)

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon thyme

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

2, 8 oz cans of tomato sauce

1, 32 oz can crushed tomatoes

2 teaspoons brown sugar

1 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon soy sauce

Instructions

In a large pot add chopped onions and ground beef. Cook till meat is done and drain excess fat. Add garlic to the meat mixture sauté for a minute or two. Add tomato paste and stir till meat is evenly coated.

Add in the basil, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce and stir well to combine. Turn heat to medium low to low sauté for 15 minutes, stirring every few minutes. At this point you can remove from heat and serve over noodles.

Notes

If you want a thicker sauce, simmer for about half an hour, stirring every few minutes.