| During the summer months, I like to make my | | | | 2 tablespoons dried onion |
| own homemade spaghetti sauce. Once I have it | | | | 1/2 teaspoon rosemary |
| made, I will freeze or can it for future use. This | | | | 1/2 teaspoon thyme |
| particular sauce is great for spaghetti, lasagna, | | | | Brown the lean ground beef in a large frying pan, |
| rigatoni, ravioli and manicotti. | | | | drain off burger grease. In a large stock pot, |
| Italian Spaghetti Sauce Recipe | | | | combine cooked beef, pepperoni, tomato paste, |
| 6 lbs. lean ground beef | | | | tomato sauce and tomato puree. Cook for 10 |
| 2 (8 ounce) packages of pepperoni | | | | minutes on medium heat. Turn heat down to |
| 2 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste | | | | simmer and stir in all of the spices. Simmer the |
| 2 (15 ounce) cans Italian tomato sauce | | | | sauce for 45 to 60 minutes to allow all of the |
| 5 (29 ounce) cans tomato puree | | | | spices to infuse into the sauce mixture. |
| 2 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt | | | | How to can your spaghetti sauce: |
| 1 teaspoon onion salt | | | | Sterilize and clean your canning jars. (I prefer |
| 2 teaspoons granulated sugar | | | | using quart-sized wide mouth jars). Ladle hot |
| 2 bay leaves | | | | mixture into hot jars. Clean the rims of jars with |
| 2 teaspoons garlic salt | | | | a clean cotton towel. Seal jars and then process in |
| 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder | | | | a water bath canner for 30 minutes. Remove jars |
| 2 teaspoons table salt | | | | from canner and allow them to cool down in a |
| 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper | | | | non-drafty area of your kitchen. |
| 2 tablespoons oregano leaves | | | | Note: You can also freeze the spaghetti sauce in |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper | | | | freezer safe airtight container for up to 1 year. |
| 2 teaspoons chili powder | | | | |