Italian meat sauce mix

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Mild Italian Sausage
4 teaspoons Salt
½ teaspoon Instant Minced Garlic
1 Medium Carrot, Peeled
2 tablespoons Sweet Basil Leaves
¼ teaspoon Thyme
1 pack (10 oz) Frozen Broccoli
1 can (12 oz) Tomato Paste
2 pounds Lean Ground Beef
¼ teaspoon Pepper
1 Small onion, Peeled
Water
¼ teaspoon Chili Powder
1 pack (10 oz) Frozen Cauliflower
1 can (29 oz) Tomato Puree
8 cups Water

Directions

Peel and crumble the sausage. In a large kettle or dutch oven, brown the Italian sausage, ground beef, salt, pepper, and minced garlic.

Drain. Put onion and carrot in blender. Cover with water and finely chop. Drain off water and add onion and carrot to meat in the kettle. Continue cooking with meat mixture. Stir in basil, chili powder, thyme, cauliflower and broccoli. Add tomato puree, tomato paste and 8 cups water. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 8 hours.

Skim off fat. Put into eight or nine 1 pint containers. Seal and label containers Italian Meat Sauce Mix. Freeze and use within 6 months. Makes between 8 and 9 pints of mix.

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