Katies Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the breadcrumbs and toast until golden brown and crispy, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season aggressively with salt. Add the pasta and cook to al dente, 1 to 2 minutes less than the package recommends. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the anchovies and cook, using a wooden spoon to break them up, until the anchovies begin to dissolve into the oil, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to low. Add the garlic and chile flakes and cook, stirring, an additional 1 to 2 minutes, taking care not to burn the garlic. Stir in the tomatoes, olives, capers, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, then add the spaghetti and 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Cook, tossing, until the pasta is coated and the sauce begins to thicken, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley. Top with the toasted breadcrumbs and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Place sausage in a frying pan with 1/2 cup water.
• Poke a few holes on each side of the sausage with a fork so that grease will run out.
• Simmer on medium heat for 15 minutes, turning several times until sausage is no longer pink in the middle.
• Set aside to cool.
• In a big crockpot add the first eleven ingredients.
• Clean out frying pan and fry hamburger on medium heat until no longer pink.
• Use spatula to break into small pieces.
• Drain grease and add meat to the crockpot.
• Wipe out frying pan again.
• Chop onion and crush garlic cloves.
• Melt butter in frying pan and saute the onion and garlic until translucent - about 10 minutes on medium heat.
• Add to crockpot.
• Remove casings from cooled sausage and crumble sausage into the crockpot.
• Stir sauce, cover and cook about 8 hours on low.
• About 15 minutes before serving stir in the grated cheese.
• Serve over pasta.
• We like to sprinkle on more cheese and red pepper flakes and serve with a fresh salad and garlic bread.

Steps:

• In a large kettle, brown beef with veggies. Add the tomato paste.and continue browning.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and top off with approx 8 cups of water.
• Simmer for 4 to 6 hours. Never put the lid on tight -- it will make your sauce watery!
• Stir frequently.have plenty of crusty Italian bread on hand for dipping (taste testing)!

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine the oil, onion, garlic and red pepper over medium heat. Cook, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a low simmer and then reduce heat to low. Cover and cook about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard the bay leaf.

Steps:

• For the meat sauce: In a stockpot or Dutch oven, combine the beef (do not brown first), tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic salt, bay leaves and onion. Add 2 cups water. Mix until combined. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Stir in the vinegar and simmer for another 30 minutes.
• For the lasagna: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and place the dish on a rimmed baking sheet.
• In a medium bowl combine the ricotta, basil, parsley, garlic salt, red pepper flakes, if using, and egg and stir until well blended.
• Spread 2 cups meat sauce across the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Place 4 noodles over the sauce-it is okay if they overlap slightly. Dollop 2/3 cup of the ricotta mixture on the noodles, then spread it in an even layer. Top the ricotta with 4 slices ham, then 4 slices provolone. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella over the provolone. Repeat the layering-sauce, noodles, ricotta, ham, provolone, mozzarella-twice more. Top with another layer of noodles, then the Parmesan and the remaining mozzarella.
• Cover the baking dish tightly with foil. Bake until the dish is bubbling and the noodles are cooked (you can test by poking with a sharp knife to make sure the noodles are soft), about 50 minutes. Remove the foil and return to the oven until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown, another 10 to 15 minutes. Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes, then serve warm.