This dish is always a big hit when I take it to a potluck dinner. Meat Sauce Ingredients 3-26-ounce containers chopped Italian tomatoes ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, diced 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and chopped fine 1 pound ground beef 1 pound meatloaf mix( pork, veal, beef) 1 lb Italian sausage, casing removed 1 teaspoon salt or to taste ½ teaspoon coarse black pepper 1/4 cup tomato paste 1½ teaspoons dried Italian seasoning ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes To prepare the meat sauce Heat the olive oil in a heavy 4 to 5-quart pot over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 8 minutes. Make a little room in the center of the pot, add in the garlic and cook, stirring, until the garlic is lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the ground beef, meatloaf mix and pork sausage and season lightly with salt. Cook, stirring to break up the meat until the meat changes color and the water it gives off is boiled away, about