Kat's Meat Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pinch seasoning salt (optional)
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 orange bell peppers or 1 yellow pepper, diced
• 1 (10 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, rinced and drained
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (28 ounce) can italian stewed tomatoes
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 dashes worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon dried italian herb seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried italian herb seasoning

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in a deep skillet or frying pan and drain off the majority of the excess fat.
• 2 add onion, garlic and seasoning salt, saute until translucent.
• 3 stir in peppers, mushrooms, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• 4 let simmer for 10 minutes.
• 5 stir in worcestershire sauce and italian seasonings.
• 6 let simmer covered for 1 hour on low, stirring occasionally.
• 7 uncover and let simmer until reaches desired consistancy.
• 8 if using slow-cooker, follow steps 1 and 2.
• 9 in large (5 qt) slow-cooker, stir together contents of pan, peppers, mushrooms, canned tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• 10 simmer on high for 3 hours.
• 11 stir in worcestershire sauce and italian seasoning.
• 12 simmer on low for 6-8 hours.