Zesty Spaghetti Sauce Canning Recipe | The Canning Diva

Ingredients

• 14 Dried California chili peppers
• 2 1/2 pounds ground beef and/or Italian pork sausage (I prefer to mix half ground beef & half sausage in my sauce)
• 5 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• ½ pound mushrooms, sliced (optional)
• 6 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, or 3 tablespoons dried
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves, or 2 tablespoons dried
• 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried
• 1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 3 teaspoons black pepper