Wedding Gift Spaghetti Sauce

Pasta and Noodle - Dinner

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.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 2hrs30 mins

Total: 2hrs40 mins

Servings: 30

Yield: 30 servings

Wedding Gift Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

½ cup butter

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion

chopped

3 cloves garlic

chopped

1 pound ground beef

1 pound mild sausage

4 teaspoons Italian seasoning

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons dried rosemary

1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

76 fluid ounces water

1 (29 ounce) can tomato puree

3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

Chef John's Macaroni and Cheese

Dinner

Directions

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.

Nutritional Information

Wedding Gift Spaghetti Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:30

Calories: 137.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5.9g 12%

Carbohydrates: 6.5g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.5g 6%

Sugars: 3.6g

Fat: 10.2g 16%

Saturated Fat: 4.2g 21%

Cholesterol: 26.1mg 9%

Vitamin A Iu: 510.4IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.9mg 22%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 7.4mg 12%

Folate: 8.2mcg 2%

Calcium: 25.8mg 3%

Iron: 1.5mg 9%

Magnesium: 19.5mg 7%

Potassium: 374.1mg 11%

Sodium: 564mg 23%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 13%

Calories From Fat: 91.9

*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.