Recipe - Herbed Meat Sauce

3 pound Ground beef or ground pork
4 md Onions; chopped
2 Cloves garlic; minced
2 cn (28 oz.) tomatoes; cut up
2 cn (15 oz.) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon Dried basil; crushed
1 tablespoon Dried oregano; crushed
2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
2 cn (4 oz.) mushroom stems and
pieces; optional

In 4 quart Dutch oven cook meat, onion, and garlic till meat is browned;
drain off fat. Add undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil, oregano, salt,
sugar, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for
30 minutes. Stir in undrained mushrooms, if desired. Simmer 15 minutes more
or till desired consistency.

Divide sauce into three 3 3 One half cup portions. Cool. Seal each portion in
moisturevaporproof freezer container. Label; freeze. Makes 9 One half to 10 1/2
cups.

Use frozen sauce within 6 months for Italian Style Spaghetti Sauce, Easy
FamilyStyle Pizza, or Cheesy Lasagne with Spinach.

Recipe by: Better Homes & Gardens Low Cost Cooking

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #995 by L979 L979@aol.com on Jan 8, 1998