Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

This sauce can be made in a large batch and frozen in smaller portions for spaghetti, lasagna, pizza sauce, pasta bakes, and freezer dinners.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 pound beef
• 5 cups chopped tomatoes, blended
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 cup beef or vegetable stock
• Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Heat oil in a pan and sauté onion and garlic.
2. Stir in Italian seasoning and cayenne.
3. Add beef and cook until browned.
4. Add tomatoes, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, oregano, stock, salt, and pepper to a crock pot or large soup pot.
5. Stir in the beef mixture.
6. Simmer at least 30 minutes, or cook in a crock pot 6 to 8 hours on low.
7. Cool completely, portion, label, and freeze.