JO MAMA’S WORLD FAMOUS SPAGHETTI SAUCE
A delicious thick and hearty, meaty homemade sauce that’s loaded with flavor and easy to make. Skip the store bought jars and give this fabulous 5 star recipe a try!
My family absolutely loved this sauce and gave it 5 stars. This recipe is from Food.com and has over 1300 reviews and a 5 star rating.
“This is by far, the best Spaghetti Sauce I have tasted! All those years of perfecting definitely paid off!”
“This sauce is better than restaurant quality. This is little old Italian lady quality….”
“This was fantastic! I will never go back to the jar sauce! Thank you!”
“THIS needs 100 Stars! This is the best Spaghetti Sauce I have ever had, including restaurants! We had company over for dinner and everyone wanted the recipe. My son was going fishing, and I had him taste the sauce (just as I put it on to simmer) and he stayed home to eat! NOTHING has ever kept him from fishing, need I say more!”
Head over to Food.com to read the wonderful reviews!
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Jo Mama’s World Famous Spaghetti Sauce
Recipe by SharleneW via Food.com
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Italian sausage (casings removed – hot or mild sausage)
- 1 small onion, chopped (optional)
- 3-4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 28 oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 (6 oz cans) tomato paste
- 2 (15 ounce cans) tomato sauce
- 2 cups water (adjust water for simmering times – less water for shorter time)
- 3 teaspoons basil
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground cracked pepper
- 1/4 cup red wine (good Cabernet recommended)
I followed the recipe exactly, with zero changes. I added the onion and used 4 cloves of garlic.
Directions
Please head over to Food.com for the directions and to print this great recipe!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cheers!
Sally
OMG I have to say this the best sauce I’ve ever made, we loved it.
The only thing I did different is I used Red Wine Vinegar instead of wine(we don’t drink wine) a good kind I think.
The other thing is I cooked my garlic with my onion, oh yeah one more I used half and half. Half sausage & half hamburger. I LOVE ❤️ THIS SAUCE!!!
Will definitely be a keeper, can’t wait to make Lasagna with the leftovers.
Jeff d
Well you didn’t make that sauce as you stated,you made your sauce.Also,you don’t have to be a wine drinker to use wine in recipes.And by the way you mentioned “the only thing I did different” turned out to be 4 things you did different.
Sally Horner
Hi Mary,
I do not drink wine no one in my family does( I know werid)
So how do I buy the wine and the rest does not go to waste?
I want to try this really bad, sounds so good and the reviews have been outstanding.
Thank you, Sally
Mary Neumann
Not weird at all, Sally.
Head here for good a substitute: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/wine-substitutes
Sally
Thank you, wish I could buy little bottles that way it doesn’t go to waste. But thank you for the alternative.
Jdemope
You can buy little bottles of wine.They come in a cardboard carrier like a 6 pack of beer, only comes in a 4 pack.
Delilah
I can testify that this is the BEST Spaghetti Sauce on he planet. I use 1 lb sausage & 1 lb ground beef but that is the only change I make. Once I made it with all ground beef because we had guests that don’t eat pork and it was just as good. For those of you who have jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon, 10 min is all it takes.
Anonymous
This sauce is absolutely delicious! Definitely a keeper.
Becky Reed
Is the Basil called for in this recipe fresh or dried?
Anonymous
Hi what exactly is the cans of tomato sauce?
Anonymous
Just plain tomato sauce u will find next to tomato paste.
Danni@SiloHillFarm
Oh this looks like a keeper for sure Mary and since spaghetti is one of my favorite foods, I'll be making it soon!