Ground Beef-Tomato Sauce
Spoon the desired amount of cooled sauce into heavy-duty zip-top plastic freezer bags; press out the air, and seal. Flatten the bags to freeze them, and they'll stack easily.
This recipe goes with Chimichangas
Yield: Makes about 8 cups
Recipe from
More From Southern Living
Recipe Time
Cook Time:
Prep Time:
Cool:
10 Minutes
Ingredients
- 3 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 (8-ounce) cans basil, garlic, and oregano tomato sauce
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
Preparation
- Cook first 3 ingredients in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Return beef mixture to Dutch oven.
- Stir in tomato sauces and remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and cool 10 minutes.
- Spoon beef mixture into zip-top plastic freezer bags; seal and freeze up to 2 months.
Ground Beef-Tomato Sauce Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Kid-Friendly, Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: American, Italian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Beef
- OCCASION: Autumn, Winter
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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