Ric's Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 12 ounces tomato paste
• 5 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes (be sure that it is plain, not seasoned in any way)
• 3 large fresh garlic cloves, shredded with a small grater
• 1 medium onion, chopped up
• 3 teaspoons oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• olive oil
• 1/4 cup grated cheese
• 1 lb ground meat
• 8 links sweet italian sausage

Recipe

• 1 brown up sausage in pot you are using to make sauce, when browned up push to the side but keep in pot.
• 2 brown chopped meat in a separate pan.
• 3 in the same pot as the sausage saute the chopped onion in olive oil. just before you are done add the shredded garlic.
• 4 add the cans of crushed tomato and tomato paste.
• 5 add the browned chopped meat.
• 6 add the oregano, basil, bay leaves, italian seasoning, salt, black pepper and grated cheese.
• 7 bring everything to a boil then simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• 8 enjoy!