This pasta sauce is excellent in lasagna or as a meat sauce. I use it in my popular lasagna recipe, so I thought I'd share it on its own.
Ingredients
- 1 pound sweet Italian sausage , sliced
- 0.75 pounds lean ground beef
- 0.5 cups minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic , crushed
- 1 can crushed tomatoes , 28 ounce
- 2 cans tomato sauce , 6.5 ounce
- 2 cans tomato paste , 6 ounce
- 0.5 cups water
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 0.5 teaspoons fennel seed
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Cook sausage, beef, onion, and garlic in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until browned; drain fat.
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3
Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water.
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4
Mix in sugar, basil, Italian seasoning, fennel seed, salt, and pepper.
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5
Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 1 ½ hours.
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6
Serve with your favorite pasta and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
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