How To Make Olive Garden Spaghetti

Olive Garden is one of my favorite restaurants and I love to recreate their
dishes at home and this recipe for their Meat Sauce is spot on! It's rich,
thick and meaty perfection!

While I'm typically an
alfredo
girl – there's something about a big bowl of meaty spaghetti sauce and
you'll be shocked at how easy this was to make! Next time though – I'm
adding mushrooms. 🙂

I had dinner all laid out and man I'm not sure who was drooling more – me or
the dogs!!?!! Salad, fresh Romano cheese to grate on top – a little sprig of
fresh basil and a big bowl of spaghetti – I was ready!

How to make Copycat Olive Garden Meat Sauce

I was a bit shocked at how easy this was to make! A friend of mine that
is a complete snob (but I adore) was shocked at the quality ingredients –
so get ready for deliciousness! First you saute the holy trinity of
celery, onion and carrot – always a good start. Here's the funny story for
the post – I didn't have any carrot – so I dug in my freezer for a bag of
frozen stir fry veggies and picked out the carrots! Then I diced them and
it worked great!

Once veggies are sauteed, you add in your meat – half a pound each of
ground beef and Italian sausage. After the meats are browned – you'll add
red wine – this is really important to build that flavor profile you love
at Olive Garden. Here's the thing – I BARELY drink – so for this I bought
mini-bottles of red wine. They have about a cup each in them so it's
perfect for a recipe like this copycat version of the Olive Garden
Spaghetti Meat Sauce.

After the wine reduces a bit – toss in crushed tomatoes and spices and
cook it down for about an hour. You'll get a big pot of warm and rich meat
sauce – perfect for a big bowl of pasta – or in a dish like lasagna!
You'll love it!

Does Olive Garden Meat Sauce Have Pork?

Yes – Olive Garden's meat sauce has Italian Sausage which is a pork
product.

Does Olive Garden Meat Sauce Have Dairy?

Nope – There's no dairy products in Olive Garden's meat sauce.

Is Olive Garden Meat Sauce Gluten Free?

Maybe? Here's the thing- most of the ingredients are gluten free –
the sausage is what can trip you up. There are certain brands of
Italian sausage that are gluten-free. So if that's a thing for you –
just be sure to use gluten-free sausage.

What to serve with Olive Garden Meat Sauce?

OMG – this is so easy – of course you're going to make the
classic Olive Garden salad
when you have their pasta dishes! You can also use this Copycat Meat Sauce
in
their Stuffed Shells recipe
– I used the marinara but it would be delicious with the meat sauce as a
base as well! I also love making
cheesy garlic bread Texas Toast
anytime I have Italian food – and it's super easy to make in the air
fryer!

Copycat Olive Garden Spaghetti Meat Sauce

Prep time: 10 M Cook time: 1 H & 15 M Total time: 1 H & 25 M

Olive Garden is one of my favorite restaurants and I love to recreate their dishes at home and this recipe for their Meat Sauce is spot on! It's rich, thick and meaty perfection!

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 celery stalk, finely diced
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb Italian sausage
• 1 cup red wine
• 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 tsp dry rosemary
• 1/4 tsp dry sage
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions:

1. Heat oil in Dutch Oven. Add celery, carrot, onion, garlic and cook about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and sausage and cook 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
2. Deglaze pan with wine and reduce. Add tomatoes, rosemary and sage and stir. Simmer for about 1 hour.

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