Ground Beef Basic Mix - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. margarine
5 lb. lean ground beef
2 1/2 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
1/2 tsp. black pepper

Preparation

Melt margarine in 8-quart pan over low flame.
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.
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.
May be thawed and used in a variety of recipes.