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All-Purpose Meat Sauce Recipe

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Meet the Cook: Experimenting with different herbs and spices led to this sauce...my husband does not like bland food! I now make it for him and our three children - 5, 3 and 22 months - at least once a week. Marc says it's even better the next day. -Sonja Fontaine, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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8 Servings
Prep: 10 min. Cook: 30 min.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Pinch each dried thyme, tarragon and ground cinnamon
Hot pepper sauce and cayenne pepper to taste

Directions

In a large skillet or Dutch oven, cook the beef and garlic until beef is browned; drain. Stir in all remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until sauce is as thick as desired, stirring occasionally. Serve over pasta or rice, or use for making lasagna, pizza, chili dogs, tacos or sloppy joes. Yield: 4 cups.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 142 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 721 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 13 g protein.

All-Purpose Meat Sauce published in Country Woman September/October 1995, p33

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