Enhance That Jar of Spaghetti Sauce

Description

I never have enough sauce from just a jar alone. I also like the taste of fresh ingredients. I like to combine both in this recipe! The red wine makes all the difference. Serve on favorite noodles with mozzarella cheese and mushrooms on top.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 cup red wine, divided
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 cup diced yellow onion
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes
  • ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
  • ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
  • ¼ cup minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons oregano
  • 2 tablespoons basil
  • 1 tablespoon rosemary
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Instructions

  1. Melt butter with olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir mushrooms in butter and oil until softened
  2. 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in 1/4 cup red wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until mushrooms are very dark and shrunken in size
  3. about 20 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile
  5. heat a large pot over medium heat. Add ground beef
  6. yellow onion
  7. diced tomatoes
  8. red bell pepper
  9. green bell pepper
  10. and garlic to the pot; cook and stir until beef is completely browned
  11. about 10 minutes. Season with oregano
  12. basil
  13. and rosemary.
  14. Stir 3/4 cup red wine and tomato paste into beef mixture. Pour spaghetti sauce into the pot; stir. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until flavors blend
  15. 10 to 30 minutes. Serve over your favorite pasta and top with mushrooms.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 55 mins

Servings: 20

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