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Connecticut Spaghetti Sauce

Here's how you make Connecticut Spaghetti Sauce
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 6h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 can (6 ounce) tomato paste
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 can(35 ounces) italian plum tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes,undrained
  • 16 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 4 pieces
  • 1 pound pork country-style ribs, cut into serving-size pieces,(4)
  • 1 pound italian sausage links,(8)
  • 1/2 cup water,boiling
  • 1 pound frozen meatballs
  • 16 ounces dry spaghetti
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Saute onion and garlic in butter and oil in large Dutch oven 1 minute.

  • Step 2: Stir in tomato paste.

  • Step 3: Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

  • Step 4: Add 2 cups water, sugar, salt and pepper; stir well.

  • Step 5: Place plum tomatoes in container of electric blender.

  • Step 6: Cover and process until pureed.

  • Step 7: Add to mixture in Dutch oven.

  • Step 8: Repeat procedure with whole tomatoes; add to mixture in Dutch oven.

  • Step 9: Simmer, uncovered, 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

  • Step 10: Place chicken, ribs and sausage in roasting pan.

  • Step 11: Bake at 350° 35 to 45 minutes or until done.

  • Step 12: Add meat to sauce in Dutch oven, reserving pan juices.

  • Step 13: Pour 1/2 cup hot water into roasting pan with pan juices; stir well.

  • Step 14: Add to sauce and simmer, uncovered 1 hour.

  • Step 15: Add meatballs; simmer additional 1 hour.

  • Step 16: Cook spaghetti according to package directions.

  • Step 17: Drain.

  • Step 18: Serve sauce over hot cooked spaghetti

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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