Name: Easy Homemade Meat Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tsp olive oil; 1/2 onion, chopped; 3-5 cloves of garlic, chopped; 1 pounds ground chicken; 25 oz plain tomato sauce (it should only have one ingredient); 6 oz roasted red peppers, chopped; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp Italian seasoning

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This recipe for an Easy Homemade Meat Sauce is perfect for pasta lovers! It is super fast to put together and then just let it simmer for the flavors to meld together. Use this versatile sauce over pasta, in a lasagna, on a sandwich or any other way you desire.

Easy Homemade Meat Sauce over spaghetti in a white bowl

Tips and substitutions for Easy Homemade Meat Sauce

This sauce is easy to make just like the name implies. Also, most of the ingredients are pantry staples. Here are some tips or substitutions that will work for this recipe:

Chicken, turkey, beef or sausage can all be used in this recipe.
Don’t like roasted red peppers? Feel free to leave them out.
Store leftover sauce in an airtight container (we prefer to use mason jars). Refrigerate for up to 7 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

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