This recipe makes one to two bags of sauce, but I always double or triple it so that I can have a lot of these in the freezer for easy weekday meals.
Ingredients
1 1/2lbs.browned ground beef
1onionchopped
1/2green pepperchopped
3garlic clovesminced
2x 14 oz. can tomato sauce
5 1/2oz.can tomato paste
14oz.can diced tomatoes
1/4cupwater
1bay leaf
2Tbsp.parsley
1tsp.melted honey or sugar
1/2tsp.oregano
1/2tsp.basil
1/2tsp.thyme
1/4tsp.salt
dash pepper
Instructions
Before assembling this freezer meal, brown the ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink, breaking into small pieces as it cooks.
Chop the onion and green pepper. Mince the garlic.
To assemble this freezer meal, mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl and pour into a large resealable freezer bag or put all the ingredients directly into the bag and then squish together.
Remove the excess air, seal and freeze.
On the day of cooking, take the bag of spaghetti sauce out of the freezer and thaw.
Heat in a large pot on stovetop over medium until desired heat is achieved or cook in the crock pot on low for 2-4 hours.
Serve over spaghetti noodles or gluten free noodles, cooked according to package directions.
Recipe Notes
If you want to make this taste even better, top with crushed chili flakes and grated parmesan or asiago cheese. Yum!