Secret Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound Italian sausage
• 4 carrots, quartered
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (30 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (30 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Salt to taste

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef and Italian sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes; drain and discard grease.

Chop carrots and onion in the food processor.

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir carrots, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Stir ground beef-sausage mixture, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, brown sugar, basil, black pepper, and cinnamon into onion mixture; simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors have blended, about 30 minutes. Season with salt.