World's Best Pasta Sauce!

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 100 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This pasta sauce is easy to make and great in lasagna or on your favorite pasta. It's thick, hearty, and made with Italian sausage and ground beef.

Ingredients

1 pound sweet Italian sausage, sliced
3/4 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup minced onion
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Cook sausage, beef, onion, and garlic in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until browned; drain fat.
3 Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water.
4 Mix in sugar, basil, Italian seasoning, fennel seed, salt, and pepper.
5 Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 1 ½ hours.
6 Serve with your favorite pasta and enjoy!