Very Special Spaghetti Sauce

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

This is very meaty and not near as acid as most sauces. It's really worth the time. It makes a very large batch, so I often freeze half.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 3hrs

Total: 3hrs30 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Very Special Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

¾ cup olive oil

8 cloves garlic

minced

3 pounds ground chuck

2 large onions

chopped

1 green bell pepper

chopped

¼ cup all-purpose flour

2 cups dry red wine

2 cups tomato sauce

4 large tomatoes

peeled and chopped

2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon celery salt

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried basil

1 pound fresh mushrooms

sliced

Four Cheese Sauce

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Saute garlic until golden brown. Stir in ground beef onions and green pepper. Cook until beef is evenly brown and onions are tender. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in red wine tomato sauce chopped tomatoes tomato paste Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Season with salt cayenne pepper celery salt oregano and basil. Simmer for 3 hours. Stir in mushrooms at the end of cooking period.

Nutritional Information

Very Special Spaghetti Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 508.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 23.5g 47%

Carbohydrates: 20.9g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 3.8g 15%

Sugars: 11g

Fat: 34.5g 53%

Saturated Fat: 10.2g 51%

Cholesterol: 80.5mg 27%

Vitamin A Iu: 1270.1IU 25%

Niacin Equivalents: 10.1mg 78%

Vitamin B6: 0.7mg 44%

Vitamin C: 28.1mg 47%

Folate: 41.3mcg 10%

Calcium: 62.3mg 6%

Iron: 5mg 28%

Magnesium: 58.8mg 21%

Potassium: 1140.8mg 32%

Sodium: 847.3mg 34%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 27%

Calories From Fat: 310.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.