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homemade spaghetti sauce in a yellow bowl with tomatoes and a white and red cloth napkin

Grandma's Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

This traditional spaghetti sauce from scratch recipe is so simple and easy that you will never need another! It has been passed down through the generations in my family, and it is a real winner! We've always made it using fresh tomatoes, but you can also use canned. 
4.61 from 108 votes
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 4 hours
Course Gluten-free, Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 24 servings
Calories 74 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Blend tomatoes, half of onions, celery, garlic, and green pepper in blender to desired level of chunkiness. We like our sauce fairly smooth, so we blend ours for a good long while on the chop setting.
  • Transfer blended vegetables to a very large pot (at least 8 quarts). Add spices, tomato paste, mushrooms, and remaining onions. Cook for 3 hours, or until desired consistency is reached.
  • Remove bay leaves.
  • Preserve as desired. Makes 2 to 3 quarts.

Notes

This recipe makes 3 quarts of sauce. Nutritional information assumes a ½ cup serving.
We can our spaghetti sauce. You could also freeze it if you so chose.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 74kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 391mg | Potassium: 641mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1505IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
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