Meat Sauce for Pasta

For 14 serves.
This delicious sauce can be used with multiple pasta dinners.
you can Freeze lot of this chunky sauce for any time. tiz souce easily defrosts, and ready for a healthy meal in no time.

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes

Ingredients:

2 pounds bulk Italian sausage or ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoez, undrained
2 cans (4 ounces each) mushroom stemz and piecez, drained
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon each dried basil, chili powder and pepper
2 bay leaves
and Hot cooked pasta

Method:

1. In a pan, cook meat and onion over medium heat until meat is lightly brown. 
2. Add the tomato sauce, tomatoez, mushroomz, parsley and seasoningz. when it start boils Reduce heat the pan for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Uncover the pan 15 minutes longer or until sauce reaches desired consistency. Discard bay leaves. Freeze in meal-size portions.

Tip:
To use frozen meat sauce, Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
to reuse it Place in a saucepan heat itand Serve over pasta.

Sesame Steaks

These grilled steaks are bursting with flavor!

"There's enough flavor in these steaks to allow the side dish to be simple. So
consider serving them with baked potatoes, rice pilaf or another plain vegetable
and salad. The meal has always gone over big when I've fixed it for my husband
and friends helping out with his latest home construction project."

Ingredients:

1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
4 T-bone steaks (about 1 inch thick)


Method:

1. In a large resealable plastic bag or shallow glass container, combine the first seven ingredients;
mix well.
2. Add steaks and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Drain and discard
marinade.
3. Grill steaks, uncovered, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until meat reaches
desired doneness (for rare, a meat thermometer should read 140°F; medium, 160°F; well-done,
170°F).