Super Easy Meat Sauce

Hey y'all! Hope you are doing well. Today I am sharing how I make a super easy pasta sauce. It is August and the garden is overflowing with produce. In previous years I have tried many tomato recipes and preservation methods but we didn't like any of them. This year I have made some really good ones. This my meat sauce recipe. That is so yummy.

I also made a Youtube video showing how I make it. You can find that here.

To start out with you need enough tomatoes to make 16 cups or just use whatever you have and convert the recipe accordingly. Once you have your tomatoes wash and dry them. I line my pans with foil. If you are using steel pans be sure and use foil. The tomatoes will react and create a tinny and bitter flavor. I am using 2 smaller pans that fit in my small convection oven. Next I get out my cutting board, knife and 4 cup measure. Now we chop the tomatoes. If you are using cherry tomatoes which are my favorite, just cut them in half. If you are using bigger tomatoes core them and cut them in to quarters. Add your tomatoes to the pan , drizzle with a 4 tablespoons of olive oil and mix together.

I put my pans in the oven at 250 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Rotating the pans every 20 minutes.

After they have cooked I put them in my high powered blender and add the spices.

3 tablespoons lemon juice to brighten up the flavors

2 cloves minced garlic or 1 tablespoon

2 teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon dried oregano

2 teaspoons of dried parsley

2 teaspoons dried basil or 4 fresh leaves

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 and 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon crushed red peppers

1 tablespoon - 1/2 cup sugar (See Note)

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

4 heaping tablespoons of beef powder

Once all the spices are added. I blend them up really good to blend up the skins.

Note: If you want reduced sugar or more like Ragu use 1 tablespoon. If you want it more like Prego use 1/2 cup of sugar

After it is blended well pour into a dish and put in the refrigerator overnight.

The next day I put it in freezer bags or freezer safe containers.

This recipe makes 2 quarts

Label and Freeze until you need them. Or put in a jar and use in a few days.

For a printable version of this recipe click here.

Super Easy Meat Sauce

Yields 2 quarts

Ingredients

• 16 cups chopped tomatoes

• 4 tablespoons olive oil

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice to brighten up the flavors

• 2 cloves minced garlic or 1 tablespoon

• 2 teaspoons salt

• 1 tablespoon dried oregano

• 2 teaspoons dried parsley

• 2 teaspoons dried basil or 4 fresh leaves

• 1 teaspoon onion powder

• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red peppers

• 1 tablespoon - 1/2 cup sugar (see note)

• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

• 4 heaping tablespoons beef powder

Directions

Chop tomatoes and put on foil lined pan. Drizzle with olive oil and mix

well. Bake in the oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Rotating the top to the

bottom every 20 minutes. After cooked add to high powered blender and

add seasonings. Once all the seasonings are added blend well. Pour into a

dish and put in fridge overnight. The next day put in containers and use or

freeze. Enjoy!

Note: If you want reduced sugar use 1 tablespoon. If you want it more like

Prego use 1/2 cup of sugar.

When you are ready to use them just thaw and enjoy!

I hope you enjoy this sauce as much as we do.

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