Mostaccioli Sauce

• olive oil↗1⁄4 cup
• chopped bacon (about 3 slices)1⁄4 cup
• sliced mushrooms1⁄2 cup
• ground beef↗1⁄2 lb
• ground pork↗1⁄2 lb
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• cooking sherry↗1 tablespoon
• black pepper↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• medium onion, chopped↗1
• (6 ounce) can tomato paste↗1
• (28 ounce) can Italian-style tomatoes↗1
• bay leaf↗1
• basil↗1⁄2 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat Oil, brown bacon until tender. Add ground beef, ground pork & onion and cook until meat is done. Add all remaining ingredients except the tomato paste and simmer under low heat for 1 hour. Add tomato paste and continue simmering for another 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Serve over mostaccioli noodles.