Learn to make your own homemade marinara sauce with meat in minutes with this easy to follow recipe!

We love Italian food, but to be honest, I hate the nasty jarred sauce from the grocery store. So, years ago, I learned to make my own Homemade Marinara Sauce with meat…and without it, so that I’d never have to buy that stuff.

And you know what I learned?

It’s easy to make homemade marinara!

The idea of a tiny, old lady standing over a cauldron full of tomato sauce for hours on end is an illusion.

No need for a giant cauldron…No need for hours of your time!

With just 6 ingredients, you can make your own homemade pasta sauce in about 30 minutes. 

So, let’s head to the kitchen and make some…

How to Make Homemade Marinara Sauce with Meat

Here’s what you’ll need:

Dutch oven (this is the one I use) OR large stockpot

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 lb. ground beef

2 teaspoons garlic, chopped

1/4 cup sherry cooking wine or real sherry wine

2 – 28 ounce cans chunky crushed tomatoes

1 sprig each: basil, oregano, rosemary OR 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings

Here’s how to make it:

Heat olive oil in a dutch oven on medium temperature.

Brown ground beef in the oil. Use a flat wooden spatula to break it apart into small pieces.

Add chopped garlic to the ground beef.

Pour sherry wine and crushed tomatoes into the meat mixture and stir to combine.

Add fresh herbs or Italian seasonings.

Turn the heat down to low and allow the sauce to simmer for 30 minutes.

Use your homemade sauce in any of your favorite dishes!

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Have an Awesome Day!

~Vanessa