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This spaghetti sauce recipe makes about eighteen servings but you can cut it in half if you don't need quite that much. The wine in the sauce gives it a great flavor but if you would rather not use it, you can use beef broth instead and it will taste just as great.

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The Ingredients To Gather:

• 5 pounds Ground Beef
• 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2  Onions
• 2  Green Bell Peppers
• 6 cloves Garlic
• 1 cup White Wine
• 2 cans Crushed Tomatoes
• 1 can (14 Oz. Size) Crushed Tomatoes
• 1 can (small, 4-ounce) Tomato Paste
• 1 jar Marinara Sauce
• 1 teaspoon  Oregano
• 1 teaspoon  Thyme
• 4 whole Bay Leaves
• 2 Tablespoons Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper (optional)
• 1/4 cup Parsley
• 1 whole Rind From One Wedge Parmesan (optional)
• 1/2 cup  Parmesan Cheese (optional)
• 2 pounds Spaghetti
• Parsley, For Serving
• Parmesan Cheese, For Serving

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

1. Brown ground beef . Remove meat from pot. Set aside.
2. Drizzle in olive oil. Throw in  onion, bell pepper. Stir around for 1 1/2 minutes, add  garlic. Stir, cook for an additional minute.
3. Pour in the wine and allow it to reduce 1 1/2 minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato paste,  marinara sauce. Stir to combine, add oregano, thyme, sugar, salt, bay leaves, and crushed red pepper . Stir,  add  ground beef, stir to combine.
4. Place  lid on  pot,  simmer for 1 hour, stirring. Add a little water or some low-sodium broth if it needs more liquid.
5. Add  parsley and  Parmesan cheese. Stir to combine,  put the lid back on, simmer for another 30 minutes Discard bay leaves before serving.

Enjoy!

This spaghetti sauce will taste great over any pasta dish that you want to make. Have you tried this spaghetti sauce yet?

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Article Source: The Pioneer Woman