Heather's Spaghetti Sauce-phase 1

1 lb. ground turkey
1 lb. ground chicken Italian Sausage (i used Isernios)
1 c. diced onion
2 celery stalks, diced
1 c. sliced mushrooms
2 carrots, peeled and grated
1 c. pureed pumpkin
2 Tbsp. dehydrated peppers (can use fresh, prob about a cup of dices)
5 Tbsp. Thrive Tomato powder (could sub with 2 cans tomato sauce)
1 can Italian Stewed Tomatoes, pureed
4 c. water
1 Tbsp. Granulated Garlic
1 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning
1 Tbsp. Parsley
1 Tbsp. Molasses

Directions:
1. Brown both meats together and cook until juices are cooked away.
2. Add diced vegetables and cook until onions are transparent and carrots are soft. 
3. Add pumpkin, peppers, spices, tomatoes, and water.
4. Cook at a slight boil or simmer until reduced to thicker sauce.  About 10-15 min or so.
5. Serve hot on a bed of noodles, spaghetti squash (my fav) or in cabbage lasagna.


I started making this sauce to get away from all the corn syrups and HFCS.  Its pretty hard to find a good canned sauce that doesn't have that stuff in it and its almost just as easy to make it myself.  I started with just the meats and Italian stewed tomatoes with the spices and really love the idea of "sneaking" more vegetables in wherever I can and with the savory flavor of the tomatoes, I can hide a lot of them.   Maybe someday I will get out of the restaurant industry and start bottling this for all of us HFCS boycotters!