Spaghetti Sauce Pioneer Woman
If you're looking for a quick and easy meal, this sauce may not be right. But if you want a truly delicious and satisfying dinner, the Pioneer Woman's spaghetti sauce is worth trying.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground beef (use ground chuck)
- 1 Medium onion, minced fine (or grated on a box grater)
- 1 tbsp Olive oil (optional–see "notes" below)
- 2 Cloves garlic, pressed or grated (again, I used a box grater)
- 2 cans Crushed tomatoes, undrained (28 oz. each)
- 1 can Diced tomatoes, undrained (14.5 oz.)
- 1 can Tomato paste (6 oz.)
- 1/4 cup Chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon Dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Sugar
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1/2 cup Heavy cream (use whipping cream)
- Grated Parmesan cheese, for serving, optional (but highly recommended)
Instructions
Instructions:
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and cook, occasionally stirring, until softened–about 5 minutes.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned and no longer pink–drain fat if necessary.
- Stir in garlic, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, sugar, and bay leaf.
For slow cooker:
- Place both cans of tomatoes, tomato paste, and ground beef mixture in your slow cooker.
- Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
- Stir in cream just before serving.
- Top each bowl with a little bit of grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Notes: We didn't add the olive oil, as we hate to waste food. And it worked out fine, though it was a tad less saucy than my usual spaghetti sauces; that wasn't an issue for us.
You could also add some red wine to give it more flavor, but I didn't have any on hand. This is a very forgiving dish, so go ahead if you want to add more of something (or less)! Just taste as you go along and adjust the seasonings accordingly.
If you want a thick sauce, you could remove the lid during the last hour or so of cooking.
Also, if you wanted to add some vegetables to this, you could certainly do so! Just throw in whatever you like–peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, etc. Get creative!