Best 6 Homemade Canned Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

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Homemade canned spaghetti sauce is an appetizing and delicious way to enjoy your favorite pasta dish. Preparing your own canned spaghetti sauce allows you to select the freshest ingredients, customize the flavor to your liking, and avoid preservatives and additives often found in store-bought sauces. With a variety of recipes available, you can create a sauce that is tailored to your taste preferences and dietary needs. Whether you prefer a simple tomato-based sauce or something more complex with herbs, vegetables, or meat, there is a homemade canned spaghetti sauce recipe that will satisfy your cravings.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

SPAGHETTI SAUCE FOR CANNING



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Great tasting sauce. I wanted a recipe that would provide a smooth texture as well as have a few chunks in it. I like chunks but children prefer smooth. A compromise that works for us. Since tomatoes vary in acid levels adjust seasonings and sugar to your tastes.

Provided by kaymoon

Categories     Low Protein

Time 4h30m

Yield 11 1/2 pints

Number Of Ingredients 9

18 lbs fresh tomatoes (which should equal to 4 gallons washed, peeled and chopped tomatoes)
3 cups onions, chopped
4 -8 garlic cloves, roasted
1 -4 teaspoon olive oil
1/8-1/4 cup canning salt, start with less and add more to taste
6 -8 tablespoons sugar, start with less and add more to taste
2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

Steps:

  • Prepare tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped. Reserve 4 cups and set aside.
  • Prepare garlic. To roast garlic place garlic cloves on aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. wrap foil around garlic, sealing edges. Roast at 350 degrees for 30 minute or until tender. Cool and remove papery skins.
  • Saute 3 cups chopped onion until translucent. Reserve 1 cup and set aside.
  • Mix all ingredients except reserved tomatoes and onions. Cook tomato mixture over medium heat until heated through and then simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Using a food processor or immersion blender and puree tomato mixture until smooth.
  • Continue simmering for another hour to an hour and a half until tomato sauce thickens.
  • Add reserved tomatoes and onion.
  • Adjust seasonings to taste.
  • Heat thoroughly.
  • Ladle sauce into hot jars leaving a 1 inch headspace. Process pints 20 minutes and quarts 25 minutes at 10 lbs pressure in a steam-pressure canner.

HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE (HOMECANNING)



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this is from my neighbor. her version of spaghetti sauce. cook time does not include time for water to boil in canner.

Provided by kdp4640

Categories     Sauces

Time 2h25m

Yield 20 pints

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 gallons tomatoes, washed, peeled, and chopped
1/2 cup canning salt
3 lbs onions, chopped
2 heads garlic, minced (not cloves)
3 bell peppers, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 hot pepper
2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves
1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil leaves
4 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients together in large pot.
  • Simmer for 2 hours AFTER it starts to boil, stirring occasionally.
  • Fill jars, leaving one-inch headspace; wipe rims, place lids and screw bands on fingertip-tight.
  • For pints, pressure can for 20 minutes@ 10# pressure.
  • For quarts, pressure 25 minutes@ 10# pressure.
  • Makes about 20 pints or about 10 quarts.

HOMEMADE CANNED SPAGHETTI SAUCE



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DIY canning spaghetti sauce recipes are a tomato grower's dream come true! Use up your garden bounty and enjoy it later in the year. -Tonya Branham, Mt. Olive, Alabama

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 2h10m

Yield 9 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 15

25 pounds tomatoes (about 80 medium)
4 large green peppers, seeded
4 large onions, cut into wedges
2 cans (12 ounces each) tomato paste
1/4 cup canola oil
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt
8 garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons bottled lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a Dutch oven, bring 2 quarts water to a boil. Using a slotted spoon, place tomatoes, one at a time, in boiling water for 30-60 seconds. Remove each tomato and immediately plunge into ice water. Peel and quarter tomatoes; place in a stockpot., Pulse green peppers and onions in batches in a food processor until finely chopped; transfer to stockpot. Stir in next 11 ingredients. Add water to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 hours, stirring occasionally., Discard bay leaves. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice to each of 9 hot 1-qt. jars. Ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 40 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, Fat 5g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 614mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

ENHANCE THAT JAR OF SPAGHETTI SAUCE



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I never have enough sauce from just a jar alone. I also like the taste of fresh ingredients. I like to combine both in this recipe! The red wine makes all the difference. Serve on favorite noodles with mozzarella cheese and mushrooms on top.

Provided by J.Mohojo

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     Pasta Sauce Recipes     Meat Sauce

Time 55m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup red wine, divided
1 pound ground beef
1 cup diced yellow onion
1 cup diced tomatoes
½ cup chopped red bell pepper
½ cup chopped green bell pepper
¼ cup minced garlic
2 tablespoons oregano
2 tablespoons basil
1 tablespoon rosemary
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Steps:

  • Melt butter with olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir mushrooms in butter mixture until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup red wine; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the mushrooms are very dark and shrunken in size, about 20 minutes.
  • Heat a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef, yellow onion, diced tomatoes, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and garlic together until the beef is completely browned, about 10 minutes; season with oregano, basil, and rosemary. Stir 3/4 cup red wine and tomato paste into the beef mixture. Pour spaghetti sauce into the pot; stir. Return mixture to a simmer and continue cooking until the flavors blend, 10 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 121.9 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 17.6 mg, Fat 5.7 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 251 mg, Sugar 5.6 g

CANNING PIZZA OR SPAGHETTI SAUCE FROM FRESH TOMATOES



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This can be used for either pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce. It can be canned or frozen. Store canned tomato sauce in a cool, dark area.

Provided by dhires

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Sauce Recipes     Pizza Sauce Recipes

Time 13h30m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 12

20 pounds fresh Roma tomatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups chopped onion
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup red wine
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped red sweet pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 bay leaves
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Fill a large pot with water; bring to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice water. Place tomatoes into the boiling water, working in batches, 30 to 45 seconds. Remove from the boiling water; plunge into ice water. Peel off tomato skins; cut in half. Remove the seeds using your finger or a spoon. Place in a colander to drain.
  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; place onion into the skillet. Cook and stir until the onions become translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • Combine tomatoes, onion, lemon juice, red wine, garlic, celery, basil, red sweet pepper, salt, bay leaves, and ground black pepper in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir over until tomatoes break down and sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
  • Sterilize 8 pint-size jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack tomato sauce into hot, sterilized jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of the top. Top with clean lids and screw on rings.
  • Fill water bath canner with water according to manufacturer's instructions. Bring to a boil and lower jars into the boiling water using a holder. Pour in more boiling water if necessary to bring the water level to at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Process for 35 minutes for pints.
  • Remove the jars from the water bath canner and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool, 8 hours to overnight. Press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 61.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.5 g, Fat 1 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 160.5 mg, Sugar 8 g

SPAGHETTI SAUCE FOR WATER BATH CANNING RECIPE - (4/5)



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Provided by Tweed

Number Of Ingredients 14

25 pounds tomatoes
4 large green peppers
4 large onions
4 cans tomato paste
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt
8 garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
1 cup lemon juice, divided

Steps:

  • Skin Tomatoes: Core Tomatoes, and paper thin slice off the bottom. Then in a Dutch Oven, bring 8 quarts of water to boil. Use a slotted spoon to place tomatoes in the pot one at a time 30 to 60 seconds. Remove each tomato and immediately plunge in ice water. Peel & Quarter In a food processor, cover and process peppers, onions & garlic until finely chopped. Cover a frying pan with a coat of Olive Oil and brown the garlic, peppers and onion. In a 16 quart stockpot, combine the tomatoes, green peppers garlic, onion mixture, tomato paste, oil, sugar, salt, oregano, parsley, basil, pepper flakes, Worcestershire sauce and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat: simmer, uncovered, for 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Discard Bay Leaves. Canning: Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice (or 1/2 teaspoon citric acid powder) to each of hot quart jars. Ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2 head space to the lid. Remove air bubbles, wipe rims, and adjust lids to finger tight. Process for 40 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Tips:

  • Choose ripe, flavorful tomatoes. This will ensure that your sauce has the best possible flavor. If you can, use tomatoes from your own garden or from a local farmer's market.
  • Use a heavy-bottomed pot. This will help to distribute the heat evenly and prevent the sauce from burning.
  • Cook the sauce low and slow. This will allow the flavors to develop and deepen. Simmer the sauce for at least 2 hours, or up to 4 hours for a richer flavor.
  • Add fresh herbs and spices. This will give your sauce a boost of flavor. Some good options include basil, oregano, thyme, garlic, and red pepper flakes.
  • Taste the sauce as you go and adjust the seasonings as needed. You may need to add more salt, pepper, or herbs to taste.
  • Can the sauce in clean, sterilized jars. This will help to preserve the sauce and keep it fresh for up to a year.

Conclusion:

Making your own canned spaghetti sauce is a great way to save money and enjoy delicious, homemade sauce all year long. With a little time and effort, you can create a sauce that is just as good as, or even better than, store-bought sauce. So next time you're in the kitchen, give this recipe a try and see for yourself how easy it is to make your own canned spaghetti sauce.

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