pasta sauce

Ingredients

• 1 large container (67 oz/1.98 liters) prego® sauce
• 1 tablespoon montréal steak spice
• 1 tablespoon greek seasoning
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce, such as cholula®
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt, or more to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste and divided (i always use mixed peppercorns)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar such as demerara, or to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup red onions, chopped
• 3/4 cup red peppers, chopped
• 3/4 cup yellow peppers, chopped
• 3/4 cup orange peppers, chopped
• 12 large button mushrooms, washed and sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground himalayan sea salt
• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 5 large cloves garlic, pressed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley