doug's killer sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 pound lean ground lamb
• 1 onion, chopped, divided
• 4 cloves garlic, minced, divided
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 4 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano, crushed
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• in a large stock pot over medium heat, brown the ground beef, lamb and onion. drain fat, and return to the heat.
• stir in the garlic, green and red pepper, mushrooms, and tomato sauce. stir in basil, oregano, italian seasoning, bay leaves, and red pepper flakes. salt and pepper to taste.
• bring sauce to a boil. cover and reduce heat to low. let simmer for at least one hour; preferably all day.