Name: Loaded Meat Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef; 1 lb lean ground pork; 1 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 large green bell pepper; 1 large red bell pepper; 29 oz tomato sauce; 4½ oz sliced mushrooms; 1 tbsp Dried Basil Leaves; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 2 tbsp Italian Seasoning; 3 bay leaves; 1 tbsp red pepper flakes; Salt and ground black pepper

Loaded Meat Sauce Recipe

Jesus Jacobs Modified: March 5, 2024

How To Make Loaded Meat Sauce

Loaded, flavorful, and versatile, this meat sauce combines ground pork and beef with herbed tomato sauce for a scrumptious dish.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1lblean ground beef
1lblean ground pork
1onion,chopped, divided
4clovesgarlic,minced, divided
1large green bell pepper,chopped
1large red bell pepper,chopped
29oztomato sauce,(4 cans)
4½ozsliced mushrooms,(1 can)
1tbspdried basil leaves,crushed
1tbspdried oregano,crushed
2tbspItalian seasoning
3bay leaves
1tbspred pepper flakes
salt and ground black pepper,to taste

Instructions

In a large stock pot over medium heat, brown the ground beef, pork and onion. Drain fat, and return to the heat.
Stir in the garlic, green and red pepper, mushrooms, and tomato sauce. Stir in basil, oregano, Italian seasoning, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes. Salt and pepper to taste.
Bring sauce to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Let simmer for at least 1 hour; preferably all day.
Serve and enjoy.