Sharing my recipe today for a basic Pasta Meat Sauce that can be used in so many ways. The recipe makes a large amount, so it can easily be divided into containers and frozen for future use.

Pasta Meat Sauce
A thick meaty, sauce with sweet italian sausage, ground beef, onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, seasonings, and jarred pasta sauces.  

I have used this sauce over a variety of pasta dishes such as lasagna roll-ups, spaghetti, spaghetti pie, stuffed shells, rigatoni,  and pasta bakes.

HOW TO MAKE PASTA MEAT SAUCE:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 Tablespoon garlic,minced
• 2 Tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1 cup green bell peppers, diced
• 1/2 cup red bell peppers, diced
• 1 cup sweet onions, chopped
• 1 (14.5oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 2 (24oz each) jars pasta sauce (prefer Classico)

1. Gather the ingredients. I freeze little containers with olive oil garlic, and basil from my herb garden at the end of each summer. I use one of these in the sauce. You can just use the amounts of these in the recipe directions.
2. In a large dutch oven, heat the oil,garlic and basil. Crumble and brown the sweet italian sausage, and ground beef. Drain grease and return to pot.
3. Add the onions, peppers, and seasonings. Cook 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomatoes and sugar, Cook 5 minutes.
5. Add the jars of pasta sauce, combine all ingredients well. Cover and simmer over low heat about an hour, stirring frequently.

Prepare pasta and use the desired amount of sauce. Leftover sauce freezes well.

Last week I made Lasagna Roll-ups and used this sauce.
HERE is the recipe for them.

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PASTA MEAT SAUCE

A thick meaty, sauce with sweet italian sausage, ground beef, onions, peppers, garlic, tomatoes, seasonings, and jarred pasta sauces.  

Course Main Course, Pasta/Pizza

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Pasta Meat Sauce

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Servings 12 people

Calories 195kcal

Author pamelashank2015

Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 Tablespoon garlic minced
• 2 Tablespoons fresh basil chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb sweet italian sausage
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1 cup green bell peppers diced
• 1/2 cup red bell peppers diced
• 1 cup sweet onions chopped
• 1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 2 24oz each jars pasta sauce (prefer Classico)

Instructions

• In a large dutch oven, heat the oil with garlic and basil over a medium heat.
• Crumble and brown the ground beef and italian sausage in the pan. Drain grease. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the peppers and onions, cook for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes and sugar, cook another 5 minutes.
• Add the jars of pasta sauce and combine ingredients well.
• Cover and simmer over a low heat about an hour, stirring frequently. May use sauce at this time or allow to set longer for flavors to blend better.
• Serve over favorite pasta. Leftover amount will freeze very well.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used. 

**I was not compensated in any way for this post. The ingredients pictured and used are 100% my personal preference.