Spaghetti Meat Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 pound(s) Ground chuck browned/drained
• 1 pound(s) Italian sausage (bulk) browned/drained
• 1 cup(s) Carrots Diced
• 1 cup(s) Celery Diced
• 1 cup(s) Onions Diced
• 2 tablespoon(s) Garlic Minced
• 1-Lg can(s) Mushrooms Sliced
• 1 cup(s) Zucchini Diced
• 1-10 oz box(es) Frozen spinach Chopped
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Sugar
• Bay leaf
• Basil
• Marjoram
• Oregano
• Parsley
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• 1 can(s) Tomato paste
• 2 can(s) Diced Tomatoes
• 2 can(s) Tomato sauce

Preparation

1. Vegetable mixture:
2. 1. In a large stock pot, add olive oil to cover bottom of pot
3. 2. Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, mushrooms & zucchini
4. 3. Add salt, pepper, basil, oregano, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, parsley & sugar to taste
5. 4. Saute until vegetables are soft


6. Meat mixture:
7. 5. In a large saute pan, add ground chuck & Italian sausage
8. 6. Add salt, pepper, basil, oregano, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, parsley, sugar to taste
9. 7. Cook until meat is brown
10. 8. Add tomato paste and stir throughly


11. 9. Combine both vegetable & meat mixture in stock pot
12. 10. Defrost chopped spinach in microwave, & add
13. 11. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce & bay leaves
14. 12. Taste & add additional seasonings if needed
15. 13. Simmer for 3 hours, stirring occasionally