Spaghetti Sauce

2 lbs. ground beef
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, finely chopped
2 cans (15 ozs each) tomato sauce
2 cans (12 ozs each) tomato paste
1 can (4 ozs) sliced ripe olives, drained
2 cans (4 ozs each) mushrooms, stems & pieces, drained
3 cups water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon oregano leaves
1 tablespoon italian seasoning
2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
1 bay leaf, crumpled
1 lb package of spaghetti noodles

Cook and stir ground beef, onion and green pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti. Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring sauce occasionally.

Cook spaghetti as directed on package. Serve meat sauce over hot spaghetti and top with Parmesan cheese.

Makes 8 servings.

The difference in this recipe from most is the sugar. It really does add life to this sauce. Thanks for the request Diana.