Description
A rich, meaty Italian American Bolognese Sauce made with ground beef, hot breakfast sausage, red wine, and creamy Parmesan. Perfect for cozy dinners, freezer meals, or impressing dinner guests.
Ingredients
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1 lb Ground Beef
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1 lb Hot Breakfast Sausage
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1 cup Diced Carrots
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1 cup Diced Celery
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1 cup Diced Yellow Onion
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2 Garlic Cloves, minced
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1 bottle Red Wine (Chianti recommended)
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1, 6.5-ounce tube of Tomato Paste
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2, 24-26 ounce jars Tomato Passata (depending on the brand you buy, the ounces will vary)
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4 Bay Leaves
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1 tbsp Onion Powder
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1 tbsp Garlic Powder
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1 tbsp Italian Seasoning
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1 tbsp Salt
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1 tbsp Black Pepper
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½ tbsp Red Pepper Flakes
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1 cup Parmesan Cheese
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1 cup Whole Milk or Half and Half
Instructions
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In a large Dutch oven, press the ground beef and sausage into the bottom of the pan (with the stove turned OFF), turn your eye onto medium and brown the ground beef and sausage over medium heat, until a crust forms on the bottom.
- When a crust forms, start to break your meat up into little pieces using a wooden spoon.
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Add diced carrots, celery, and onion to the pot. Sauté until soft, about 8–10 minutes.
- Add your garlic onto the top of the meat and veggies, then squeeze in an entire tube of tomato paste. Stir the tomato paste and garlic around for 2 minutes, allowing the tomato paste to cook out a bit.
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Pour in the red wine to deglaze the pot. Scrape up all the browned bits from the bottom. Let it simmer until slightly reduced, about 10 minutes.
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Add in your tomato passata, bay leaves, and all seasonings. Cover your pot and it’s time to bake!
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Place in a 300˚ oven and cook for two hours, covered.
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Before serving, stir in Parmesan cheese and milk.
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Serve hot over pasta, polenta, or in lasagna!
Notes
This sauce freezes beautifully! Be sure to cool completely before storing in either the freezer or fridge.
