Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 4 ounces tomato paste
• 8 ounces beef broth or stock
• 1/3 cup red wine
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 large white onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, shredded
• 1 tablespoon seasoning (Italian)
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 bay leaves

Directions

1. 1

   In saute pan cook bacon and transfer to a bowl, let cool and crumble.

2. 2

   In bacon drippings cook onion until tender and for last minute of cooking time add the garlic, transfer to a bowl.

3. 3

   Brown ground beef and remove from heat, drain off grease.

4. 4

   In a large stock pot add ground beef, diced tomatoes, sauce, paste, beef broth, wine, Italian seasoning, onion powder, shredded carrot, crumbled bacon and bay leaves, stir to combine, bring to a slow boil cover and reduce heat to slow simmer for at least 1 hour stirring occasionally.

5. 5

   Remove bay leaves prior to serving.

6. 6

   Serve over your favorite pasta.