Ground Beef Master Mix

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons butter
• 5 lbs ground beef
• 2 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 7 -8 cloves fresh minced garlic, to taste (optional)
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
• 5 cups celery, chopped
• 5 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup, undiluted
• 5 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 5 teaspoons salt or 5 teaspoons seasoning salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a 8-quart oven-proof skillet, or roaster, melt butter over low heat.
• 3 crumble beef into skillet and increase heat.
• 4 cook until no more pink remains; add in onions, garlic (if using), green pepper and celery.
• 5 cook just until veggies are tender.
• 6 add soup, tomato sauce, salt and pepper; cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 1/2- 3/4 of an hour, stirring occasionally.
• 7 cool; divide into 5 freezer containers, and freeze.