Sicilian Spaghetti Sauce

• 1/2 pound mild Italian sausage
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 (8-ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6-ounce) can Italian-style tomato paste
• 3 cups water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• Hot cooked linguine
• Shredded Parmesan cheese
• Breadsticks (optional)

1. Remove casings from sausage, and discard. Cook sausage and ground beef in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat 6 minutes, stirring until meat crumbles. Add onion and garlic, and saute 4 minutes or until beef and sausage are no longer pink. Drain and set aside. Wipe skillet clean.
2. Combine sauce and next 7 ingredients in skillet or Dutch oven; cook, stirring occasionally, 1 hour. Add sausage mixture and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, 1 hour and 30 minutes or until mixture thickens. Serve over linguine; sprinkle with cheese. Serve with breadsticks, if desired.

italian sausage, ground beef, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, italianstyle, water, sugar, salt, parsley, basil, ground red pepper, mushrooms, linguine, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sicilian-spaghetti-sauce (may not work)