World's Best Pasta Sauce!

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

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Cook sausage, beef, onion, and garlic in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until browned; drain fat.

3. 3

   Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water.

4. 4

   Mix in sugar, basil, Italian seasoning, fennel seed, salt, and pepper.

5. 5

   Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 1 ½ hours.

6. 6

   Serve with your favorite pasta and enjoy!