Homemade Red Sauce

I grew up spoiled in the sense that my mom made pretty much everything from scratch which meant that I had a home cooked meal almost every night. Don't get me wrong, we still ordered pizza every once in a while or had something quick and easy, but most of our dinners were made from scratch. Because of that, I am a snob when it comes to pasta. I just can't do jar sauce.... I've tried and I can't do it.

Enter my mom's simple recipe for a pot of homemade red sauce. I've tweaked it a bit to our tastes and it's super easy and you'll never eat jar sauce again.

Ingredients

1 yellow onion, chopped and then minced
A few cloves of garlic, minced
1 lb. of lean ground turkey (or lean ground beef, whichever you prefer)
1 small can of tomato paste
1 can of crushed tomatoes
1 can of tomato sauce
Extra virgin olive oil
1 lb. of pasta, cooked and drained

*I use Hunts tomatoes as they are the only brand that peels their tomatoes with steam, all others peel theirs with chemicals*


Directions

In a large pot over medium heat, pour in olive oil to moisten bottom of the pot
Chop up onion and garlic and mince in a food processor, once minced add to the pot
Allow onion and garlic to saute for a few minutes, then add meat
Cook meat thoroughly
Add tomato paste and stir
Add 1 can of water (using tomato paste can) and stir
Add crushed tomatoes and sauce and stir
Let sauce simmer for at least an hour (or all day in a crock pot if you want)
Serve over cooked pasta with garlic bread and/or salad

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