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Herbed Spaghetti Sauce Spice Mix

This herbed spaghetti sauce spice mix adds rosemary, thyme, sage and marjoram to dried onion and garlic, ready to simmer into a hearty meat sauce.

Herbed Spaghetti Sauce Spice Mix

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A dry spice mix of dried onion, garlic and herbs including rosemary, thyme, sage and marjoram. Simmer it with beef, tomatoes and mushrooms for pasta or baked dishes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
CourseMain Course
CuisineAmerican
Servings3 batches
Calories121

Ingredients
  

Dry mix
  • 2 cups dried minced onion
  • 3 Tbsp oregano
  • 2 Tbsp dried green pepper flakes
  • 4 tsp dried basil
  • 1 Tbsp dry minced garlic
  • 4 tsp salt
  • 4 Tbsp dry parsley
  • ¾ tsp rosemary
  • ¾ tsp thyme
  • ¾ tsp sage
  • ¾ tsp marjoram
Sauce (per batch)
  • ¾ cup dry mix
  • 1 lb cooked ground beef
  • three 24-oz cans crushed tomatoes
  • 1 cup mushrooms
  • 1 cup chopped onions

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • airtight jar
  • stockpot

Directions
 

  1. Stir the dry mix ingredients together until evenly blended.
  2. Keep in an airtight jar.
  3. For sauce, put the dry mix, cooked ground beef, crushed tomatoes, mushrooms, and chopped onions in a large pot.
  4. Simmer gently, stirring now and then, until the onions soften.
  5. Serve over pasta or use in baked dishes.

Nutrition

Serving: 93g | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.8g | Protein: 7.5g | Fat: 7.7g | Saturated Fat: 2.9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 290mg | Potassium: 277mg | Fiber: 1.2g | Sugar: 2.7g | Vitamin A: 308IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1.2mg

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, as cooked, 12 servings from 1/3 of the mix with 1 lb cooked ground beef, three 24-oz cans crushed tomatoes, 1 cup mushrooms, 1 cup chopped onions; dried minced onion counted as dehydrated onion, oregano counted as dried oregano, dry parsley counted as fresh parsley, ¾ tsp rosemary counted as dried rosemary, ¾ tsp thyme counted as dried thyme, ¾ tsp sage counted as ground sage, cooked ground beef counted as beef, 85% lean, raw. Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.


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