Our Favorite Spaghetti

This spaghetti has gone through more changes in the 20+ years I have been making it than I can count! Spaghetti was one of the first meals I made for my husband. He often jokes it's why he married me, hahaha! Growing up, when my mom made spaghetti, she would refer to it as Italian Spaghetti, not to confuse it with noodles and sauce (which I will be making a post about this too!) Over the years, I took my mom's basic recipe and made it mine. I love the addition of fresh basil and using sweet Italian sausage.

Our Favorite Spaghetti is great the next day and it freezes very well too! Although, it doesn't' last long enough in my house to be able to freeze it. You can make this a low carb meal and serve it over spaghetti squash. This makes a great dunking sauce for some delicious cheesy garlic bread or Italian Dunkers for you 80s & 90s babies 🙂 Give a try and let me know what you think!

Our Favorite Spaghetti

The best spaghetti! Thick, hearty, flavorful spaghetti sauce perfect for a weeknight meal. Serve with garlic bread or toast.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 ribs celery, sliced in half lengthwise, then diced
• 4 oz mushrooms, diced
• 1 cup loosely packed basil, then chopped
• 2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• salt to taste, for us, we use about 1-1.5 tsp
• 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 14.5 oz petite diced tomatoes
• 8 oz tomato sauce

Instructions

 

• In a large skillet over medium heat, add the Italian sausage, breaking it apart, add the onion, celery, and mushrooms. Continue to cook and break apart the meat. Cook until meat is no longer pink and is browning and sticking to the pan, make sure to scrape up those brown bits!
  1 lb sweet Italian sausage, 1 small onion, diced, 3 ribs celery, sliced in half lengthwise, then diced, 4 oz mushrooms, diced
• Add the seasonings and olive oil, stirring until fragrant.
  1 cup loosely packed basil, then chopped, 2 tablespoon Italian seasoning, 3 garlic cloves, minced, salt to taste, for us, we use about 1-1.5 tsp, 1 tablespoon olive oil
• Add the tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, and tomato sauce, stir until bubbly. Turn the heat down to low and simmer for about 30 mins or so. Taste and add more salt if needed
  28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 14.5 oz petite diced tomatoes, 8 oz tomato sauce

Notes

NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE

Sweet Italian Sausage - you can use either the pork or turkey version. If you can only find the links, just remove the casings and break the meat up while browning it.

Petite tomatoes - I like to Hunts or Muir Glen

Crushed tomatoes - Again, Hunts or Muir Glen are my go-to

Tomato sauce - can you guess? Hunts or Muir Glen, all the way!!

Italian Seasonings - I mostly use Simply Organic or McCormick

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