This Old World Spaghetti and Meat Sauce recipe is truly a classic! It combines the best of both worlds, an oil based pasta sauce and a tomato based pasta sauce. This is also a really quick and easy way to make a homemade sauce, without spending hours letting it simmer and cooking down a bunch of vegetables. This is a great “beginner” homemade sauce, so if you haven’t made your own sauce in the past, don’t worry… you’ve got this!
The really unique thing about this sauce is it is actually made in a food processor instead of on the stove. Of course the meat portion of this sauce is cooked on the stove but the sauce itself is just a whole lot of flavor blended together and combined with the cooked beef and onions. After you combine the meat and sauce, just toss in pasta and top with fresh asiago cheese (or parmesan) and that is it! It doesn’t stop there people… this pasta is also amazing cold! I was actually inspired to create this after I created a cold pasta salad using the same flavor combination a few weeks ago. Not only is this a great dinner, you can throw it in your lunch the next day and you have an amazing pasta that would be great over a bed of spinach or by itself.
Old World Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
By Published: July 22, 2014
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Ready In: 25 mins
This Old World Spaghetti and Meat Sauce recipe is truly a classic! It combines the best of both worlds, an oil based pasta sauce …
Ingredients
- 4 roma tomatoes
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp anchovy paste I would not recommend omitting this ingredient
- 1/2 tsp basil
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp pink himalayan or kosher salt
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- freshley cracked black pepper to taste
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 onion
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1/2 cup fresly grated asiago or parmesan cheese for topping
- 1/2 box whole wheat spaghetti noodles
Instructions
- Peel tomatoes by submerging them in a pot of boiling water until you see the skin starting to crack. When skin cracks pull tomatoes out of water and run under cold water while peeling the skin. Chop ends of tomatoes off.
- Put tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, anchovy paste, and spices in food processor and process until smooth. Slowly drizzle in olive oil. Set aside.
- Brown beef and onions in large sauté pan, then drain. Add in tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook spaghetti according to directions on package, then toss in sauce and top with cheese.
