1 pkg Hot Italian sausage, or ground beef
1 small onion
4 cloves of garlic
1 Qt. stewed tomatoes
4 cans tomato sauce
2 cans tomato paste
1 small can mushrooms
Garlic Salt to taste
Garlic Powder to taste
2 t. Italian Seasoning
2 T. Basil
1/4 t. Cayenne pepper
1/8 Cup balsamic vinegar
Brown onion until clear then add garlic. In separate pan cook sausage (if using beef add to onion and garlic pan when onion is clear.) Add mushrooms to onions and garlic, then add stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste, mix well. Add garlic salt and powder, basil, cayenne pepper, and balsamic vinegar. Let simmer as long as possible. Then add sausage.
This recipe is great for canning too! Just leave the meat out, water bath can like normal and then you can add the meat later when you are ready to serve it. Tastes just as good out of the can.