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Olive Garden Spaghetti Meat Sauce
Olive Garden Meat Sauce is rich, thick and packed with hearty beef, just like the restaurant version. If you love Olive Garden as much as I do, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to recreate this copycat recipe at home. It's simple to make, full of authentic flavor and one you'll come back to again and again!
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Equipment
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 until liquid is nearly gone.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
- Cover and simmer for about 1 hour, stirring frequently.
- Serve over spaghetti!
Notes
**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**
Nutrition
Serving: 0.75cupCalories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 4.7gProtein: 16.5gFat: 20.9gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 721mgPotassium: 348mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 1.6gCalcium: 25mgIron: 2mg
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