SPAGHETTI SAUCE - CANNED

Spaghetti Sauce - Canned image

Provided by jorgydee

Categories Onions

Time 2h30m

Yield 8 quarts, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

20 cups skinned and chopped tomatoes (I use Roma)
2 large onions, chopped
3 green peppers, seeded and chopped
1 bulb of garlic, finely chopped
2 (10 ounce) cans mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 bunch celery, chopped (leaves included)
8 cups tomato juice
4 tablespoons dried sweet basil leaves
4 tablespoons italian seasoning
4 tablespoons club house italiano seasoning
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup pickling salt
2 (13 ounce) cans tomato paste
1 (1 3/4 liter) jar Prego spaghetti sauce, original
2 (43 g) packages spaghetti sauce mix

Steps:

In a large stock pot add tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic, mushrooms, celery, tomato juice, sweet basil and Italian seasoning.
Simmer, stirring occasionally, over medium heat for 30 minutes.
Add sugar and salt and simmer 15 - 30 minutes longer, reducing liquid.
Add spaghetti sauce, tomato paste and spaghetti sauce mix.
Taste, add more seasonings if desired.
Ladle into sterile pint or quart jars, leaving 1/2 inches head space.
Process 10 minutes in hot water bath.
*I use Mom's Pantry Italian seasoning, but you can use any Italian seasoning containing basil, rosemary, oregano and thyme.
I do not do any chopping in a food processor, I do all of it by hand.
I use heaping tablespoons for the sweet basil and the Italian seasoning.