Categories: Meats, Hamburger, Italian, Beef 
      Yield: 1 servings 
  
      1 lb Mild Italian Sausage 
      4 ts Salt 
    1/2 ts Instant Minced Garlic 
      1    Medium Carrot, Peeled 
      2 tb Sweet Basil Leaves 
    1/4 ts Thyme 
      1 pk (10 oz) Frozen Broccoli 
      1 cn (12 oz) Tomato Paste 
      2 lb Lean Ground Beef 
    1/4 ts Pepper 
      1    Small onion, Peeled 
           Water 
    1/4 ts Chili Powder 
      1 pk (10 oz) Frozen Cauliflower 
      1 cn (29 oz) Tomato Puree 
      8 c  Water 
  
  Peel and crumble the sausage.  In a large kettle or dutch oven, brown the 
  Italian sausage, ground beef, salt, pepper, and minced garlic.  Drain. Put 
  onion and carrot in blender.  Cover with water and finely chop.  Drain off 
  water and add onion and carrot to meat in the kettle.  Continue cooking 
  with meat mixture.  Stir in basil, chili powder, thyme, cauliflower and 
  broccoli.  Add tomato puree, tomato paste and 8 cups water. Bring to a 
  boil.  Cover and simmer 8 hours.  Skim off fat.  Put into eight or nine 1 
  pint containers.  Seal and label containers Italian Meat Sauce Mix. Freeze 
  and use within 6 months. Makes between 8 and 9 pints of mix.