Ingredients
Serves 6
Step 1
Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown, breaking up with fork, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to plate. Add onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley, basil, oregano and paprika and continue cooking 1 minute. Return beef to skillet; add tomatoes, tomato sauce and wine. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until sauce is thick, about 30 minutes. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.)
Step 2
Toss pasta with sauce and 3/4 cup grated Parmesan in large bowl. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan over pasta.
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Reviews (57)
Back to TopPersonally I had a great time making this dish but there were a few minor changes that I made to the dish ingredients in terms of the amount of salt and pepper that I put into the dish while I was preparing it.
Anonymous
Canaan, NH
11/12/2021
Great simple sauce, made as is except I added salt & pepper in each layer. Next time would add some pepper flakes in the onion step to give it a little zing. You certainly could add other veggies as others wrote about.
jhgreer
Portland, OR
11/17/2016
I have made this over and over again and my kids love it. I add in a few fresh tomatoes and more parsley than the recipe calls for. I also use Italian style diced tomatoes.
ktrr1181
Montclair, NJ
10/8/2016
I use this as a base for when I want to make a meat sauce for lasagna whether it be sausage, beef, or both. When finishing with the onion mixture I add a small can of paste and an a whole glass of wine and reduce some before adding the rest.
gigs9
Boston, MA
8/19/2015
This is a great basic meat sauce recipe. It is lacking in salt and pepper which I like to add to each layer. So 1/2 tsp kosher salt and pepper to taste added to the meat and again to the onion/garlic/carrot (yes I like to add carrot to cut the acid in the tomatoes)
marcymcguire
Wisconsin
12/21/2014
Needs salt and pepper for my taste.
jamespoe
New York
9/25/2014
yummy i liked it!!
Anonymous
benicia,CA
6/3/2012
Very good & easy. Used ground turkey & hot turkey sausage.
Anonymous
3/25/2012
3 1/2 forks. Terrific for a Sunday night with family. Per other reviews, I added some red pepper flakes, 2 T tomato paste, lemon zest, 1/2 grated carrot, 2 extra garlic cloves and a little more wine. Lots of flavor for such a quick sauce!
Anonymous
Chicago
1/2/2012
Great. I made this for my kids and I as a weekday dinner, so I omitted the wine. It turned out perfectly and the kids (ages 5 & 3) loved it too.
Anonymous
Israel
5/24/2011
We love this dish although I have to admit making my own changes. Instead of parsley I use fresh cilantro and I agree with the note about using other fresh herbs over the dried stuff, especially the basil. I also add green peppers.
npat44
Evanston, IL
3/2/2011
My Mom is from Northern Italy, and the man who raised me is Sicilian, very different styles of sauces, take something from each. This recipe is what we might call a quick everyday sauce. To amp up the flavor, add more fresh garlic, you can smash it with a knife blade or slice it. Add a carrot shredded to the onions, will take the bitterness of canned tomatoes out. Use fresh herbs if you can, good handful sizes, and don't be afraid to add some cheese to your sauce toward the end of cooking, parmesan and romano. For dried herbs, you can use oregano and basil, and you can add crushed rosemary and winter savory, crush them in your hands as you add them. For more flavor, you can add lots of different things, capers, olives, sauteed mushrooms.
Anonymous
Chicago
2/17/2011
I had everything but the onions, but just added onion powder with all the other dried ingredients. Did 3/4th lb ground beef and 1/2 lb ground pork. Good cupboard meat sauce. And I used petite dice tomatoes which worked well.
LSchwamberg
11/5/2010
nice recipe...Here's a really good pasta sauce recipe I stumbled upon. https://sites.google.com/site/leedsdigitalmarketing/course-pages/cooking-like-a-quasi-real-italian
Anonymous
Colorado
11/4/2010
I agree with those who said it was missing something - wishing I had the email from whoever said they'd send me a better one. I used half pork, doubled spices, then added some dried hot pepper flakes, worcesstershire but it just wasn't great ... Next time I'll try mushrooms and maybe other veggies - or another recipe!
Anonymous
S. FL
4/9/2010
