Description
A hearty and flavorful meat sauce made with ground beef and Italian sausage, perfect for serving over your favorite pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb sweet Italian sausage
- 1 cup onion (chopped)
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 56 oz can pureed tomatoes (2-28oz cans)
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- more salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the ground beef and Italian sausage to the pan, breaking up as it cooks.
- Once meat is cooked through, drain off the excess oil.
- Pour meat into the bowl of the slow cooker.
- Stir in the onion, garlic, pureed tomatoes, salt, pepper, basil, parsley, and oregano.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8.
- Add more salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve over your favorite pasta.
Notes
- This sauce is great for meal prep, it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Feel free to add other vegetables like bell peppers or mushrooms for extra flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 70mg