italian spaghetti

Categories: Italian; Ground beef; Pasta
Yield: 8 servings

Measure	Ingredient
2 pounds	Ground beef
1	Medium onion,chopped
2 cans	Tomato sauce(15 oz)
2 cans	Tomato paste(15 oz)
1 can	Pitted ripe olives(7 1/2 oz)
2 packs	Spaghetti sauce mix w/mushro
1 cup	Chopped green pepper
3 cups	Water
1 tablespoon	Sugar
1 teaspoon	Oregano leaves
2	Cloves garlic,minced
1	Bay leaf
16 ounces	Uncooked long spaghetti
	Grated Parmesan cheese

Cook and stir meat and onion in large skillet or Dutch oven until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti and cheese; heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1½ hours, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf. Cook spaghetti as directed on package; drain. Serve sauce over spaghetti and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.