Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

By msklein

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 1 med. onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 1 can mushrooms, drained
• 2 cans (15 oz. ea.) tomato sauce
• 2 cans (12 oz. ea.) tomato paste
• 1 can (7 1/2 oz.) pitted ripe olives, drained & sliced
• 2 envelopes (1 1/2 oz. ea.) Italian-style spaghetti sauce mix w/mushrooms
• 3 c. water
• 1 Tblsp. sugar
• 1 Tsp. oregano leaves
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• 16 oz. Italian-style spaghetti
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Cook & stir meat, onion, pepper, & mushrooms til meat is brown & onion tender. Stir in remaining ingredients for sauce. Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hrs., stirring occasionally. Cook spaghetti as directed on pkg.; drain. Serve meat sauce over hot spaghetti; sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top, if desired.