School Spaghetti Sauce

This is the 1971 USDA School Spaghetti recipe, for all of you who have been looking for that perfect sauce to recreate all those school lunches from days gone by. Serve with pasta.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 191 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 ½ quarts water
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
• 7 ounces tomato paste
• 8 pounds ground beef
• 4 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
• 3 pounds onions, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can canned chopped tomatoes, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can canned chopped tomatoes, drained
• 11 teaspoons dried basil
• 11 teaspoons dried oregano
• 8 teaspoons dried marjoram

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a very large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and discard grease.

Step 2

Stir onions and garlic powder into the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Add water, both cans of tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, marjoram, thyme, and pepper. Let simmer for about 1 hour.