Description
Tired of the same old boring spaghetti sauce recipes? I invented this one to satisfy my craving for a meaty, flavorful sauce. Serve with your favorite pasta, topped with grated Parmesan cheese. Freeze the leftovers for a quick dinner another night!
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound pork sausage
- 2 ounces sliced pepperoni sausage
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- ½ red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 3 cubes beef bouillon cube
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 ½ tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 cup beef broth
Instructions
- Combine ground beef
- pork sausage
- and sliced pepperoni in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onions
- carrots
- celery
- bell peppers
- and garlic; cook and stir until beef and sausage are browned and crumbly and vegetables are tender. Transfer the mixture into a large colander to drain grease.
- Add diced tomatoes
- tomato sauce
- tomato paste
- mushrooms
- beef broth
- bouillon cubes
- oregano
- basil
- thyme
- sugar
- bay leaves
- pepper
- and red pepper flakes to the empty stockpot. Add drained meat mixture and stir until well combined. Bring to a boil
- then reduce heat
- cover
- and simmer for 2 hours.
Servings: 32