Connie Stevens' Italian Meat Sauce Recipe

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Ready in: 2-5 hrs
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 6

Ingredients:
1 medium onion -- finely chopped
2 cloves garlic -- finely chopped
1 teaspoon sweet basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/4 pound ground beef
28 ounces tomato puree
15 ounces tomato sauce
6 ounces tomato paste
water
1 teaspoon sugar
2 bay leaves

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Directions:

Brown onion, garlic and sweet basil in olive oil. Add salt and pepper. After onion is yellowish, add ground beef. Brown.

Add tomato puree, tomato sauce and tomato paste. Fill each can with water. Pour water into sauce. Add sugar and bay leaves. Stir well.

Cover. Simmer for 1 hour. Remove cover. Simmer 1 more hour. Serve.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 425 Calories; 28g Fat (57.3% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 80mg Cholesterol; 1246mg Sodium. Exchanges: 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 4 1/2 Vegetable; 4 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Connie Stevens' Italian Meat Sauce serves/makes 6