Ground Beef Master Mix - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter
5 lbs ground beef
2 1/2 cups chopped onions
7 -8 cloves fresh minced garlic, to taste (optional)
1 cup green bell pepper, chopped
5 cups celery, chopped
5 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup, undiluted
5 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
5 teaspoons salt or 5 teaspoons seasoning salt
black pepper

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
In a 8-quart oven-proof skillet, or roaster, melt butter over low heat.
Crumble beef into skillet and increase heat.
Cook until no more pink remains; add in onions, garlic (if using), green pepper and celery.
Cook just until veggies are tender.
Add soup, tomato sauce, salt and pepper; cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 1/2- 3/4 of an hour, stirring occasionally.
Cool; divide into 5 freezer containers, and freeze.