Italian Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

By laceloulou

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
• 2 cans (12 ounces each) tomato paste
• 1 can (7 1/2 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained and sliced
• 2 envelopes (1 1/2 ounces each) Italian-style spaghetti sauce mix with mushrooms
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 bay leaf, crumbled
• 16 ounces Italian-style spaghetti
• Grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Cook and stir meat, onion and pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti and parmesan cheese. Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Cook spaghetti as directed on package; drain. Serve meat sauce over hot spaghetti; pass Parmesan cheese.