Lots o' Veggies Sausage Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Lots o' Veggies Sausage Spaghetti Sauce
Total time: 230
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed; 1 pound lean ground beef; 0.25 cup olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 12 ounces mushrooms, sliced; 2 carrots, shredded; 1 green bell pepper, diced; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 1 zucchini, quartered and sliced; 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained; 4 ounces fresh basil, julienned; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1 tablespoon fresh oregano; 1 tablespoon white sugar; salt and pepper to taste; 3 (28 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes

Recipe by Debra Steward from allrecipes.com

Sauce 4 Hr. 50 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
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1 pound lean ground beef
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0.25 cup olive oil
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1 large onion, diced
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12 ounces mushrooms, sliced
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2 carrots, shredded
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1 green bell pepper, diced
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1 red bell pepper, diced
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1 zucchini, quartered and sliced

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1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
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4 ounces fresh basil, julienned
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4 cloves garlic, crushed
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
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1 tablespoon fresh oregano
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1 tablespoon white sugar
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salt and pepper to taste
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3 (28 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes

Instructions

Cook sausage and ground beef in a medium skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain.
Heat oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms, carrots, bell peppers, and zucchini; cook until just tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
Add sausage and beef mixture to the pot, then stir in spinach, basil, garlic, thyme, oregano, sugar, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 to 5 minutes, then pour in tomatoes and stir well. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 3 hours.