Wedding Gift Spaghetti Sauce

This recipe was given to me as part of a wedding gift recipe collection from a very dear friend. It is rich, aromatic, flavorful and makes A LOT. So please grab the biggest pot you can find. I mean REALLY BIG. Extra sauce freezes well for future pasta dishes.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 137 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 1 pound ground beef
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
• 3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons salt (Optional)
• 4 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1 pound mild sausage
• 76 fluid ounces water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter and olive oil together with onion and garlic in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir ground beef and sausage in the onion mixture until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir Italian seasoning, salt, rosemary, oregano, and black pepper into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Pour water, tomato puree, and tomato paste into ground beef-sausage mixture; simmer, stirring occasionally, over low heat until flavors have combined, at least 2 hours.