Great Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb bulk italian sausage
• 1 lb hamburger (80/20 or leaner is better)
• 2 onions, of average size finely chopped
• 5 teaspoons minced garlic (5 cloves)
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
• 2 2/3 cups water
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, chopped
• 4 ounces grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet put the chopped onion, garlic, sausage and burger. cook until brown stirring often.
• 2 drain fat.
• 3 put beef/sausage mixture as well as all remaining ingredients into a large stock pot or crockpot.
• 4 cook on low for several hours stirring occasionally.
• 5 fish out the bay leaves. eat what you want that day on spaghetti and store the rest in single use sized freezer bags in the freezer for future use.
• 6 i use this sauce for spaghetti, lasagna, on pizza's etc.