Sunday Ground Chuck and Mushrooms Spaghetti
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 24
- Yields:
-
4 quarts
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 1 -2 lb ground beef (ground chuck recommended)
- 1 small yellow onions (optional) or 1/2 large yellow onion, chopped (optional)
- 3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 2 cups water (add a little less if simmering less than an hour)
- 1 -2 cup mushroom, sliced (cremini or white button)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons basil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon tarragon
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon herbes de provence
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 cup red wine (optional)
- 1 lb thin spaghetti
- parmesan cheese or parmigiano-reggiano cheese
directions
- In a large, heavy stockpot, brown ground chuck, breaking up as you stir. Try to leave some good sized chunks. You can choose to drain the fat or keep it in for flavor.
- Add chopped onions to pot and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened and translucent. Add garlic and stir.
- Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, olive oil and water to the pot. Add mushrooms.
- Add salt, pepper, oregano, herbes de provence, basil, parsley, brown sugar, cinnamon, celery salt, crushed red pepper, tarragon and bay leaves to the pot.
- Stir well and bring to a slight boil.
- Stir in red wine.
- Simmer on low, stirring frequently for at least an hour and no longer than 1 hour and a half.
- Cook spaghetti noodles according to package directions.
- Spoon sauce over drained spaghetti noodles and sprinkle with parmesan or parmigiano reggiano cheese.
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