Italian Spaghetti With Meat Sauce

• 2 lb. ground beef
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, finely chopped
• 2 cans (15 oz. each) tomato sauce
• 2 cans (12 oz. each) tomato paste
• 1 can (7 1/2 oz.) pitted ripe olives, drained and sliced
• 2 envelopes (1 1/2 oz.) Italian style spaghetti sauce mix with mushrooms
• 3 c. water
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. oregano leaves
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 16 oz. Italian style spaghetti
• grated Parmesan cheese

1. Cook and stir meat, onion and pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti and Parmesan cheese.
3. Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

ground beef, onion, green pepper, tomato sauce, tomato paste, olives, italian style spaghetti sauce, water, sugar, oregano, garlic, bay leaf, italian style spaghetti, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=783401 (may not work)