Old Fashioned Italian Meat Sauce with Pasta

July 18, 2026

Old Fashioned Italian Meat Sauce with Pasta

Name: Old Fashioned Italian Meat Sauce with Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 cans (1080 mL) Aylmer® Accents® Petite Cut Stewed Tomatoes with Garlic & Olive Oil, drained; 1 can (540 mL) Aylmer® Accents® Italian Seasonings Chunky Stewed Tomatoes, drained; 1 can (156 mL) Hunt's® Tomato Paste; 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil; 2 bone-in pork chops (about ¾ lb (375 g) total); 1 lb (500 g) Italian pork sausage, casings removed; 4 cups (1 L) water; 1 tbsp (15 mL) dried basil leaves; 16 oz (500 g) dry pasta, uncooked

10

Prep Time Minutes
210
Total Time Minutes
9
Number of Ingredients
10
Servings

Tags:

Pork,
Rice/Grain,
Over 45 min,
Main Dish,
Pasta,
Aylmer,
Hunt’s,
Fall,
Winter,
Spring,
Summer,
Stove Top,
Italian

Ingredients

2 cans (1080 mL) Aylmer® Accents® Petite Cut Stewed Tomatoes with Garlic & Olive Oil, drained
1 can (540 mL) Aylmer® Accents® Italian Seasonings Chunky Stewed Tomatoes, drained
1 can (156 mL) Hunt's® Tomato Paste
2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil
2 bone-in pork chops (about ¾ lb (375 g) total)
1 lb (500 g) Italian pork sausage, casings removed
4 cups (1 L) water
1 tbsp (15 mL) dried basil leaves
16 oz (500 g) dry pasta, uncooked

Directions

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Step one

Heat oil in large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chops; cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until browned on both sides. Remove from pan; cover to keep warm. Brown sausage in same pan, stirring occasionally to crumble sausage; drain. Return to pan.
Step two

Add chops, Hunt's® Plain Diced Tomatoes with their liquid, the Hunt's® Tomato Paste, water and basil; mix well. Reduce heat to low; simmer 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or until sauce is thickened and meat is falling off the bones, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard bones.
Step three

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Serve topped with the sauce.