Name: Perfect homemade bolognese sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb. of ground beef; 1 cup of tomato sauce; 2 fresh tomatoes (cut into 4 parts); 1 medium onion (finely sliced); 1 garlic clove (finely sliced); ½ tsp of chili peppers; Salt and pepper; Olive oil

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This easy homemade ragu sauce is about up your pasta game! Ground beef, tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes, onion, fresh garlic, chilli and olive oil come together together to make this succulent sauce. Serve it on top of your favorite fresh or dry pasta, use it in your meat lasagna, serve over rice or use it as a base for homemade pizza.

a blue bowl with tagliatelle and ragu sauce

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What is Ragu Sauce?

In Italian cuisine, ragu is a meat based sauce.

Ragu Sauce Ingredients

Ground beef
Tomato sauce
Fresh tomatoes
Onion
Fresh garlic
Chili peppers
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

homemade ragu sauce with a pasta machine and red flowers

How to make this easy ragu sauce, step by step

Making this ragu sauce couldn’t be simpler!

Step 1 – Heat olive oil in a casserole on high heat.
Step 2 – Add onion and a pinch of salt and cook until the onion becomes translucent.
Step 3 – Add garlic, chili peppers and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
Step 4 – Add beef and cook until the beef is well cooked.
Step 5 – Add tomato sauce. Reduce heat to low and keep cooking for another 20 minutes.

Tips

Choose ripe tomatoes. Riper tomatoes will produce a juicier and more delicious sauce! We recommend making this sauce during tomato season wherever you are.
Choose a high quality meat. We don’t eat a lot of meat but when we do, we always choose organic. Using high quality ground beed will make your ragu sauce even better.

How to serve this sauce

Serve on top of your favorite pasta. We love serving it on fresh pasta like fresh tagliatelle or ravioli or on dried pasta, such as spaghetti or linguine.
Make lasagna! This is the perfect sauce for meat lasagna.
Use as a base for pizza. This sauce would make the perfect base for a homemade pizza.
Serve over rice. Enjoy this meaty sauce with brown or white rice.

FAQs

Can I use ragu sauce for lasagna?

Absolutely! This sauce is perfect for lasagna.

Is ragu sauce keto friendly?

This recipe is keto compliant. The only questionnable ingredient is the onion because some people avoid onions while on keto. In that case, you can swap out the onion for scallions.

Can I use ragu sauce on pizza?

Yes! This sauce would make a great base for a homemade pizza.

Is this sauce healthy?

Homemade sauce will generally be healthier than store-bought (in most cases). If you use fresh tomatoes and organic ground beef, this sauce is pretty healthy and a solid source of protein.

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