3 Meat Pasta Sauce (Freezer Meal)

• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1 cup of chopped onion
• 1 can (28 ounces) of crushed tomatoes
• 2 cans (6 ounces each) of tomato paste
• 3 cups of water
• 2 jars (4 1/2 ounces each) of sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 cup of chopped pepperoni
• 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning (can substitute oregano, basil and parsley)
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dries parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon crushed pepper

In a large saucepan (Dutch oven), cook the beef, sausage and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink and the onions are tender. Drain the excess fat. Stir in the tomatoes, water, tomato paste, mushrooms, pepperoni, Parmesan cheese, sugar and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes. Cool the sauce before freezing in serving sized portions.

To use the frozen spaghetti sauce, thaw in the refrigerator overnight, heat it in a saucepan and serve it over your favorite dish.

This recipe yields 11 1/2 cups of sauce.

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RE: 3 Meat Pasta Sauce (Freezer Meal)

The 3 lb. butter bowls are good to freeze stuff in. I use them all the time for leftover cabbage rolls, stuffed peppers or sauce. If the bowl gets a little stained you can use a little bleach in your dishwater and it comes out clean.

Make sure that the sauce is cool before you freeze it or the freezer bag WILL EXPLODE!! I had this happen to me and it isn't fun cleaning up frozen sauce out of the freezer!

This is why I don't use freezer bags anymore I use the 3 lb. butter bowls. Saves money on bags too!

Post by luv2craft

RE: 3 Meat Pasta Sauce (Freezer Meal)

Sorry, I see now...pepperoni is the third meat. Dopey me.

TC in MO

Post by TC in MO

RE: 3 Meat Pasta Sauce (Freezer Meal)

I'm confused. I only count two meats. beef and sausage. Did I miss one? It sounds good though. What would you freeze it in though besides a freezer bag? I wouldn't like to use a hard plastic container because it would stain and there is still room for a little air. thanks for the tip

TC in MO

Post by TC in MO

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