Spaghetti is one of those no-fail meals in our house. All our kids like it. We like it. It’s hearty comfort food that is sure to please. That’s why I always keep the best ever freezer meal spaghetti sauce stocked at all times.
This recipe makes one to two bags of sauce, but I always double or triple it so that I can have a lot of these in the freezer for easy weekday meals.
My neighbour Christie makes freezer meals with me. She didn’t initially understand why I would want to make spaghetti sauce as a freezer meal. In her mind, spaghetti was easy enough to make by just opening a jar of store-bought sauce.
That was before she tried this recipe!
The first time that I insisted we add this to the freezer meals we were making, she went along with it only to appease me, but now, it’s on the list every single time because their family loves it as much as we do!
How to Freeze Homemade Spaghetti Sauce:
Freezing spaghetti sauce is so simple. You don’t even have to set aside a separate time to do it.
The next time you’re making spaghetti sauce for your family, double (or triple) the recipe. Allow the extra sauce to cool. Transfer it to a large resealable freezer bag. If you want to be able to take out smaller portions, you can use several medium sized freezer bags.
Remove the excess air from the bag. Seal and freeze. Then reheat the sauce on the stove, in the Crock Pot, or even the Instant Pot on the day you’re serving spaghetti.
Can you freeze the noodles with the sauce?
Yes, you can freeze cooked spaghetti noodles and sauce together. If you’re going to do this, I recommend you leave the noodles quite al dente. That is, make them slightly undercooked so that when you’re reheating them, they don’t get mushy.
However, your pasta will have a better texture and be easier to reheat if you freeze just the sauce and then cook the noodles on the day of serving. Considering how easy it is to boil water and toss the noodles in, I suggest you make the sauce ahead and the noodles the day of.
Best Ever Freezer Spaghetti Sauce:
- 1 1/2 lbs. browned ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/2 green pepper, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2x 14 oz. can tomato sauce
- 5 1/2 oz. can tomato paste
- 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 Tbsp. parsley
- 1 tsp. melted honey or sugar
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. basil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. thyme
- dash pepper
Before assembling this freezer meal, brown the ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink, breaking into small pieces as it cooks. Chop the onion and green pepper. Mince the garlic.
To assemble this freezer meal, mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and pour into a large resealable freezer bag or put all the ingredients directly into the bag and then squish together. Remove the excess air, seal and freeze.
On the day of cooking, take the bag of spaghetti sauce out of the freezer and thaw. Heat in a large pot on stovetop over medium until desired heat is achieved or cook in the crock pot on low for 2-4 hours. Serve over spaghetti noodles or gluten free noodles, cooked according to package directions.
If you want to make this taste even better, top with crushed chili flakes and grated parmesan or asiago cheese. Yum! Serve with garlic bread.
- 1 1/2 lbs. browned ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 1/2 green pepper chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 x 14 oz. can tomato sauce
- 5 1/2 oz. can tomato paste
- 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 Tbsp. parsley
- 1 tsp. melted honey or sugar
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. basil
- 1/2 tsp. thyme
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- dash pepper
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Before assembling this freezer meal, brown the ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink, breaking into small pieces as it cooks.
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Chop the onion and green pepper. Mince the garlic.
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To assemble this freezer meal, mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and pour into a large resealable freezer bag or put all the ingredients directly into the bag and then squish together.
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Remove the excess air, seal and freeze.
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On the day of cooking, take the bag of spaghetti sauce out of the freezer and thaw.
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Heat in a large pot on stovetop over medium until desired heat is achieved or cook in the crock pot on low for 2-4 hours.
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Serve over spaghetti noodles or gluten free noodles, cooked according to package directions.
If you want to make this taste even better, top with crushed chili flakes and grated parmesan or asiago cheese. Yum!
This recipe is included in our Family Favourites Freezer Meal plan which also includes printable shopping lists and labels along with other delicious recipes.
You may be interested in some of our other make ahead pasta sauces:
