Ground Beef Basic Mix

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp margarine
• 5 lb lean ground beef
• 2 12 c chopped onion
• 1 c chopped green pepper
• 5 c chopped celery
• 5 cans tomato soup undiluted
• 5 15 oz cans tomato sauce
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 12 tsp black pepper

Directions

1. Melt margarine in 8-quart pan over low flame
2. Add ground beef turn flame to medium and cook until red color disappears Add onion celery and green pepper cook until beef is brown and vegetables are tender
3. Add soup tomato sauce salt and pepper cover and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes stirring occasionally Cool and divide equally into 5 freezer containers
4. May be thawed and used in a variety of recipes