World's Best Pasta Sauce!

This pasta sauce is easy to make and great in lasagna or on your favorite pasta. It's thick, hearty, and made with Italian sausage and ground beef.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 157 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, sliced
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.5 cup minced onion
• 1.5 teaspoons dried basil
• 0.75 pound lean ground beef
• 0.5 teaspoon fennel seed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook sausage, beef, onion, and garlic in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until browned; drain fat.

Step 2

Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 1 1/2 hours.

Step 3

Gather all ingredients.

Step 4

Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water.

Step 5

Mix in sugar, basil, Italian seasoning, fennel seed, salt, and pepper.

Step 6

Serve with your favorite pasta and enjoy!