Favorite Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
The most flavorful homemade spaghetti sauce that is so easy to put together.
Ingredients
- 1 large white onion
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 tsp garlic powder or 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 Turkish bay leaves
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
- 1 lb hamburger, browned and drained
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2-3 cups beef broth
- 1 lb. spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Cut onion into large chunks and process in a food processor just until finely minced. Add onion to an 8 qt. cast iron pot with the olive oil. Cook just until translucent. If using garlic add to the onions 1-2 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients.
- While onions are cooking brown the hamburger meat in a medium saucepan with the 1/2 cup of water, drain and set aside.
- Add all of the rest of the ingredients to the onions and cook covered on med/low heat for up to 3 hours. Stirring as needed. Add the hamburger in for the last 30 minutes.
- Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions. Drain and toss with the meat sauce.