Thick Spaghetti Soup

• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb sweet Italian sausage link
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can Italian-style tomatoes, with basil,do not drain,roughly break-up tomatoes
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1 bay leaf
• fresh pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 cup raw spaghetti, broken into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup sliced ripe olives
• grated parmesan cheese

1. Saute meats with onions and garlic in large soup kettle.
2. Drain excess grease.
3. Add next 10 ingredients.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 60 minutes, stirring occassionally.
5. Add peas and olives,cook, uncovered for 10 minutes.
6. Remove bay leaf.
7. Sprinkle each serving with parmesan cheese.

ground beef, sweet italian sausage, onion, garlic, italianstyle tomatoes, beef broth, tomato juice, salt, basil, oregano, bay leaf, fresh pepper, fresh parsley, frozen peas, olives, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/thick-spaghetti-soup-75192 (may not work)