my own meat sauce for pastas

Name: My Own Meat Sauce for Pastas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 6 h
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 4 tablespoon(s) olive oil, extra virgin; 2 large onions,; - coarsely chopped; 4 - green bell peppers,; - coarsely chopped; 2 - red bell peppers,; - coarsely chopped; 2 - yellow bell peppers,; - coarsely chopped; 4 - stalks celery; - coarsely chopped; 3 teaspoon(s) celery leaves; - coarsely chopped; 1-1/2 teaspoon(s) italian seasoning; 1-1/2 teaspoon(s) cumin; 2 teaspoon(s) mrs. dash original seasoning; 4 teaspoon(s) italian seasoning; 1-1/2 teaspoon(s) dried basil; 1-1/2 teaspoon(s) dried oregano; 1-1/2 teaspoon(s) dried parsley flakes; 3 pound(s) ground chuck (85/15); 2 pound(s) sausage (plain or sweet italian); 4 can(s) hunts meat flavored spaghetti sauce; 2 can(s) crushed tomatoes (28 oz. each); 2 can(s) diced tomatoes in juice (28 oz. each); 2-3 - bay leaves, dried

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Recipe by

Jan W

@Neeniejan

Apollo, PA

Love homemade spaghetti sauce, I used to make about 20-30 qt. each year & can it...but that's a lot of work & I decided to make one with a little help from store-bought ingredients and freeze instead of canning. This is what I've finally come up with that is close to what I used to make from scratch, but it's 'semi-homemade'! This recipe will yield about 10-12 qts. The longer it cooks, the thicker it gets and it tastes fabulous! Going to use this next weekend for rigatoni I'm making for a party. Then will use some to make my lasagna and still have lots to use for spaghetti, etc. Family loves it, said it's better than store-bought sauce...well of course!!

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yield 10 -12 quarts

prep time 30 Min

cook time 6 Hr

Ingredients For my own meat sauce for pastas

4 Tbsp

olive oil, extra virgin
2 lg

onions,
coarsely chopped
4

green bell peppers,
coarsely chopped
2

red bell peppers,
coarsely chopped
2

yellow bell peppers,
coarsely chopped
4

stalks celery
coarsely chopped
3 tsp

celery leaves
coarsely chopped
1-1/2 tsp

italian seasoning
1-1/2 tsp

cumin
2 tsp

mrs. dash original seasoning
4 tsp

italian seasoning
1-1/2 tsp

dried basil
1-1/2 tsp

dried oregano
1-1/2 tsp

dried parsley flakes
3 lb

ground chuck (85/15)
2 lb

sausage (plain or sweet italian)
4 can

hunts meat flavored spaghetti sauce
2 can

crushed tomatoes (28 oz. each)
2 can

diced tomatoes in juice (28 oz. each)
2-3

bay leaves, dried

How To Make my own meat sauce for pastas

1
Put oil in a 16 qt. stainless steel stockpot over low heat. Add onions, peppers and celery. Cover and cook on medium-low heat until tender; stir occasionally.

2
Crumble in beef and sausage; cook, covered, until meats are cooked. Add seasonings. There will be a good amount of liquid in the pan, so continue cooking over medium heat, uncovered, until all liquid evaporates, stir occasionally to break up meat; I used my immersion blender to gently break up meat until it mixture is very fine.
3
Add canned spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes; stir well to blend. Cover and bring to a good simmer.
4
Remove lid & continue cooking over low to medium heat, stirring often. Let simmer for about 6-6 1/2 hours, until desired thickness.
5
When done, you can put in containers and freeze. Leave a couple inches of headspace in containers to allow for expansion.
6
This makes about 10-12 quarts of sauce. Use on spaghetti, rigatoni or in lasagna.
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