This is my go-to meat sauce for all things Italian. I use it (with some variations) in lasagna, on pasta, in calzones, on buns for sandwiches… you name it. It uses the simplest of ingredients, goes together easy, and makes the house smell wonderful.
Course Sauce
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Italian, sauce, spaghetti
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 4 hourshours
Total Time 4 hourshours20 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 315kcal
Author Mike
Ingredients
For the meat
2poundsground meatfor lasagna I use 1 pound Italian sausage and 1 pound ground beef, but for other uses I use 2 pounds Italian sausage
1large white oniondiced
2-4clovesgarlicminced
For calzones, pasta and sandwiches, add:
1red bell pepperchopped
1green bell pepperchopped
8ouncesmushroomssliced
For the sauce (use half the amounts below if using for lasagna)