• 1 lb ground beef You can also use ground turkey or ground pork
• 1 lb italian sausage I like to use sweet & spicy
• 1 cup carrots diced
• 1 cup celery diced
• 1 large yellow or white onion diced
• 2 tbsps tomato paste
• 2 tbsps butter
• 28 ounced crushed tomatoes
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 8 oz milk I use oat for this recipe but you can use whole milk
• 4 oz parmesan cheese
• 4 oz red wine cabarnet merlot
• 1 lb pasta Thick cut high quality spaghetti noodles are the best, but you can use tagatelle, fusilli, angel hair!

Spices

• 1/8 cup sugar
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsps red pepper flakes
• 2 tsps dried herbs italian seasoning or herbs de provence
• 2 tsps onion powder
• 2 tsps salt
• 1 tsp black pepper