Easy Ground Beef & Mushroom Ragu Sauce
This delicious ragu is made with ground beef, mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste for a hearty beef & mushroom pasta sauce. It tastes like it has been simmering all day, but takes less than 30 minutes to make stovetop
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, very finely chopped
- 8 ounces crimini mushrooms, very finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
Instructions
- 1
Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add the onion, mushroom, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring frequently until the onions and mushrooms are softened and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
- 2
Add the garlic, beef, ¼ teaspoon salt, and the Italian seasoning. Turn the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until the beef is browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- 3
Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and ½ teaspoon salt, stirring to combine. Bring to a bubble, then reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.