Italian Meat Sauce

• 3 pounds extra-lean ground beef
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2 medium-size green bell peppers, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 (26-ounce) jars vegetable pasta sauce
• 2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans chopped diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
• 3 (8-ounce) cans no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper

1. Cook ground beef and next 3 ingredients, in batches, in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain well, and return to pan. Stir in pasta sauce and remaining ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes. Uncover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
3. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Classico Traditional Favorites Garden Vegetable Primavera Pasta Sauce.

extralean ground beef, onions, green bell peppers, garlic, pasta sauce, tomatoes, salt, italian seasoning, pepper

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/italian-meat-sauce (may not work)