Thick and Meaty Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients:
- 3 lbs ground beef (can sub ground poultry)
- 1 lb sausage
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- salt and pepper
- 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
- 2 (10 ounce) cans rotel (original)
- 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans tomato puree
- 2 (14 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
- 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 14 cup red wine
- 5 teaspoons basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 bay leaf, broken in half
- 12 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 -2 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Directions:
- in a large skillet, brown ground meat, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
- Two batches may be necessary.
- Drain well.
- Transfer to a 12 quart stockpot and stir in remaining ingredients.
- Simmer 1 or 2 hours uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reaches the thickness you like.
- Cool, package in meal size servings and freeze.