Sauce Recipe ☆ Old Italian Meat Sauce

A robust hearty Italian meat and mushroom pasta sauce. Serve with your favorite pasta, if desired.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 3 cups red wine
• 2 pounds fresh mushrooms, sliced
• ¼ teaspoon dried rosemary
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• ¼ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 3 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Cooking Directions

1. In a large skillet, brown beef and pork over medium heat until no longer pink; set aside.
2. In a large skillet, warm olive oil over medium heat and saute onions and garlic until tender; add about 1/2 cup of wine; mix well.
3. Add mushrooms, rosemary, oregano and thyme to skillet and add another 1/2 cup wine; saute until tender.
4. Add browned meat, tomato sauce and tomato paste to mixture; simmer for 1 hour and add the remaining 2 cups of wine.
5. Simmer sauce on low for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally; serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories295.9
• carbohydrateContent15.9 g
• cholesterolContent50.8 mg
• fatContent16.8 g
• fiberContent2.7 g
• proteinContent15.2 g
• saturatedFatContent6 g
• sodiumContent788.1 mg
• sugarContent11.4 g