Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe

Today, I am going to show you a quick and easy spaghetti meat sauce that will have your whole family raving for seconds! This sauce uses a store bought brand as a base to make things quick and simple. No matter if you are a beginner or chef, I know you are going to love this recipe as it’s been a staple in our home for decades. We hope you enjoy our video. Make sure to like and subscribe to keep up to date on new fun recipes for you and your family to enjoy!

Origins

There are at least two folk theories as to the origin of this sauce: One says cooks aboard Neapolitan ships invented marinara sauce in the mid-16th century after Spaniards introduced the tomato (a New World vegetable) to Europe. This meat-free sauce was easy to make and resisted spoiling due to the high acid content of tomatoes. This made it ideal for lengthy sea voyages hundreds of years before refrigeration methods were invented. Another theory states this was a sauce prepared by the wives of Neapolitan sailors upon their return from sea.^[8]

Historically, however, we know the first Italian cookbook to include tomato sauce,^[9]Lo Scalo alla Moderna (The Modern Steward), was written by Italian chef Antonio Latini and was published in two volumes in 1692 and 1694. Latini served as the Steward of the First Minister to the Spanish Viceroy of Naples. ^[10][11][12]