Family-Style Pasta With Sauce-Oamc

Tomatoes, roasted red peppers and grape juice make this spaghetti sauce high in antioxidants. Serve over your child's favorite pasta with steamed carrots or green beans on the side. Make ahead directions below. From Canadian Living Magazine.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  lb  extra lean ground beef
• 1  large onion, diced
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 cups  pure  grape juice
• 1 (370 ml) jar  roasted red peppers, drained and pureed
• 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
• 2  tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1  tablespoon dried oregano
• 1  tablespoon basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 12  cups  hot cooked pasta (1 1/2lbs uncooked)

Directions

1. In a dutch oven, brown ground beef over med-high heat, breaking up with spoon. drain off any fat. Add onion and garlic, cook stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
2. Add tomatoes, crushing with fork, grape juice, red pepper puree, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, oregano and basil. Cook for 1 minute, stirring and scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan.
3. Reduce heat to low, simmer uncovered and stirring occasionally for 45 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
4. Serve over pasta.
5. Make ahead directions:
6. Let cool for 30 minutes; refrigerate until cold. Transfer to airtight containers and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.