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Simmering the rich tomato sauce for lasagna with ground beef, sausage, and vegetables.

Tomato Sauce for Lasagna

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 202 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 pound ground sausage
  • 1/2 onion finely diced
  • 1 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 sticks celery chopped
  • 1 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 4 ounce red wine
  • 1/2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 cans crushed tomato (14 ounces)
  • 1/2 tbsp Italian herbs
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large heavy-based pot over MED-HIGH heat. Brown the ground beef and sausage meat.
    Ground beef mixture in a cooking pot ready for recipe preparation.
  • Remove the meat from the pot once browned. Add the rest of the olive oil along with the onion, garlic, celery, and carrots. Sauté for 5–8 minutes.
    Sautéing onion, garlic, celery, and carrots for lasagna tomato sauce.
  • Add the browned meat back in the pot, along with the red wine, tomato paste, crushed tomato, herbs, salt, and pepper. Stir, then cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and let simmer for 45–60 minutes, until most of the liquid has been cooked away. Taste the sauce and add more seasoning if necessary.
    Combining browned ground meat, crushed tomatoes, and herbs for Lasagna Tomato Sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 10gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 286mgFiber: 2g
Keyword Tomato Sauce for Lasagna
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