Spaghetti Sauce

Sorry I have been MIA.  I was away for a couple of days.

Tonight for dinner we had another staple in our freezer, spaghetti sauce!  I normally will make a large pot and have about 10 freezer meals.  Please note that the recipe below is for one meal.  I use 3 large size cans of crushed tomatoes and wing the rest.  We also add lots of veggies!  Adding red wine to the sauce gives it a nice taste.

I also will serve this meal with garlic bread from the freezer :P

Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

4 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1 large red pepper, diced
4-6 cloves of garlic, minced
1 pound ground beef
3 cans crushed tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
3 tbsp oregano
3 tbsp basil
salt
pepper
bay leaf
dried chili flakes to taste
sugar to taste



To Prepare for Freezing


Prep your veg while your pot heats with the olive oil in it. Add the veg with a bit of salt and cook until the onion is translucent. Then add the garlic and stir for another minute or two. Throw in the ground beef and cook till brown.

Then add the crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Stir. Add oregano, basil, black pepper, dried chili flakes and bay leaf.

Bring to a boil then simmer for at least an hour. Taste the sauce. Now is the time to decide how much sugar you need to add to balance the acidity of the tomatoes.

It's different every time but I usually add at least a couple teaspoons. I usually also adjust the salt now.

Allow to cook for another 30 minutes and taste test again.

Let the sauce cool.  When cool place serving amount you want into freezer bags.  Lay flat to freeze.

Cooking Directions from Freezer 

Let defrost and warm up in pot on the stove.  Serve over noodles.