Italian Meat Sauce

Total Time: 12 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2/3 cup chopped celery
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef with onions. place in slow cooker.
• 2 combine remaining ingredients and add to slow cooker. mix well. cover and cook on low for 12 hours.
• 3 remove from slow cooker and allow to cool. place in freezer bags or use in recipes. label and freeze.
• 4 to serve: thaw. heat until hot and bubbly.