Secret Spaghetti Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

½ pound ground beef
½ pound Italian sausage
4 carrots, quartered
1 large onion, quartered
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (30 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (30 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
salt to taste

Nutrition Info

95 calories
carbohydrate: 9.5 g
cholesterol: 11.5 mg
fat: 4.7 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 4.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 385.5 mg
sugar: 4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and Italian sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes, drain and discard grease.

  2. Chop carrots and onion in the food processor.

  3. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir carrots, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir ground beef-sausage mixture, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, brown sugar, basil, black pepper, and cinnamon into onion mixture, simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors have blended, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.

Recipe Yield

10 cups

Recipe Note

This spaghetti sauce is 'secret' because it has loads of onions and carrots 'hidden' in it. My husband and kids love it - I quadruple the recipe every time and freeze the extra in zip-lock bags.

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