Servings: 8 servings

2 pounds ground beef 2 pounds ground beef
1 med onion; finely chopped 1 med onion; finely chopped
1 green pepper; finely chopped 1 green pepper; finely chopped
2 15-oz cans tomato sauce 2 15-oz cans tomato sauce
2 12-oz cans tomato paste 2 12-oz cans tomato paste
1 can mushrooms; or more to taste 1 can mushrooms; or more to taste
2 envelopes Italian-style spaghetti sauce mix 2 envelopes Italian-style spaghetti sauce mix
3 cups water 3 cups water
1 tb sugar 1 tb sugar
1 tsp oregano leaves 1 tsp oregano leaves
2 cloves garlic; crushed 2 cloves garlic; crushed
1 bay leaf; crumbled 1 bay leaf; crumbled
16 oz spaghetti noodles 16 oz spaghetti noodles
Grated Parmesan cheese Grated Parmesan cheese

Cook and stir ground beef, onion and green peppers until meat is brown and onion is tender.
Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti noodles and cheese.
Cover and simmer 1.5 hours, stirring sauce occasionally.

Note: Recipe originally called for 1 7.5-oz can olives (pitted, drained and sliced) but we omitted them and added the canned mushrooms.  Note: Recipe originally called for 1 7.5-oz can olives (pitted, drained and sliced) but we omitted them and added the canned mushrooms.