Italian meat sauce mix

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1poundsMild Italian Sausage
4teaspoonsSalt
½teaspoonInstant Minced Garlic
1Medium Carrot, Peeled
2tablespoonsSweet Basil Leaves
¼teaspoonThyme
1pack(10 oz) Frozen Broccoli
1can(12 oz) Tomato Paste
2poundsLean Ground Beef
¼teaspoonPepper
1Small onion, Peeled
Water
¼teaspoonChili Powder
1pack(10 oz) Frozen Cauliflower
1can(29 oz) Tomato Puree
8cupsWater

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.