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Copycat Olive Garden Spaghetti Meat Sauce

Copycat Olive Garden Spaghetti Meat Sauce

Olive Garden is one of my favorite restaurants and I love to recreate their dishes at home and this recipe for their Meat Sauce is spot on! It’s rich, thick and meaty perfection!
4.16 from 149 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Entree
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 6 people
Calories 303 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion finely diced
  • 1 carrot finely diced
  • 1 celery stalk finely diced
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 lb Italian sausage
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 28 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 1/4 tsp rosemary
  • 1/4 tsp dried sage
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in Dutch Oven.
    2 tbsp olive oil
  • Add celery, carrot, onion, garlic and cook about 5 minutes.
    1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 celery stalk, 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • Add ground beef and sausage and cook 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
    1/2 lb ground beef, 1/2 lb Italian sausage
  • Deglaze pan with wine and reduce.
    1 cup red wine
  • Add tomatoes, salt, rosemary and sage and stir.
    28 oz crushed tomatoes, 1/4 tsp rosemary, 1/4 tsp dried sage, 1 tsp salt
  • Simmer for about 1 hour.
  • Serve over spaghetti!

Nutrition

Serving: 0.75cupCalories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 4.7gProtein: 16.5gFat: 20.9gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 721mgPotassium: 348mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 1.6gCalcium: 25mgIron: 2mg
Keyword copycat, olive garden
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