Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

• 1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
• 1 lb sweet Italian sausage, browned and drained
• 1 tablespoon instant minced onion
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 12 teaspoons salt
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 cups vegetable juice cocktail (like V-8)
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated

1. In large dutch oven brown meats, drain off fat.
2. Add seasonings and corn starch, tomato sauce, tomato paste and V-8 juice to browned ground meats.
3. Simmer on medium low heat for 30 minutes.
4. Serve over cooked pasta.
5. Can be used as sauce for lasagna.
6. Note: For those on reduced sodium diets, replace salt with salt substitute or Mrs Dash Garlic & Herb seasoning mix; replace sauces and juice with available low sodium products.
7. Splenda sugar substitute may be used in place of sugar.

ground beef, sweet italian sausage, onion, parsley flakes, cornstarch, salt, garlic, sugar, italian seasoning, tomato sauce, tomato paste, vegetable juice cocktail, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/homemade-spaghetti-sauce-324856 (may not work)