Spaghetti Sauce

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• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 64

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil (for sauteing)
• 6  garlic cloves
• 1 1⁄2 onions, medium, diced
• 3  green peppers, diced
• 2 (8 ounce)  mushrooms, fresh
• 3  lbs ground beef (use less beef if adding sausages)
• 4  Italian sausages, remove casings (optional)
• 2 (680 ml) cans tomato sauce
• 3 (680 ml) cans  pasta sauce (I use Hunt's Thick & Rich Original)
• 3 (156 ml) cans tomato paste
• 3 (796 ml) cans diced tomatoes
• 1⁄2 cup red wine
• 2  tablespoons olive oil (use the good stuff)
• 3  bay leaves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (add more if you want it hotter)
• 2  teaspoons salt
• 2  tablespoons basil
• 1  tablespoon oregano
• 2  tablespoons parsley
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar

Directions

1. In large stockpot brown ground beef (and sausage); drain off any grease.
2. In a large frying pan, heat olive oil and add garlic and onions, sauté for 2 minutes.
3. Add green peppers to garlic and onions and sauté for 4 minutes.
4. When garlic, onions and green pepper are done, add to large stockpot with the beef.
5. Sauté mushrooms in a little bit of olive oil and when done add to mixture.
6. While the mushrooms are sautéing, start adding the rest of the ingredients.
7. Simmer for 1 hour.
8. After sauce has cooled, separate into freezable container for future dinners.
9. FYI: This recipe makes a total of 32 cups of sauce and the serving size is calculated on 1/2 cup per person.