Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 onions, minced
• 2 bulbs of garlic, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms, sliced
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 (10 ounce) cans cream of tomato soup
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 pour can of chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato soup, grated carrot, dried oregano, basil, bay leaves and hot pepper flakes in a large pot and simmer.
• 2 while the sauce part is simmering. brown ground beef in a skillet until meat is well cooked. drain meat under hot water. add to simering sauce.
• 3 add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to skillet, add onions, celery, red pepper.cook for about 5 minutes. add garlic and cook until vegetables are softened. add to simmering sauce.
• 4 add 1 tablespoons oil, cook mushrooms for about 5 minutes. add to simmering sauce.
• 5 add parsley to sauce.
• 6 simmer sauce on low heat, covered for 2 1/2 hours, add sugar and simmer for anoter 1/2 hour.