Jan Metcalf'S Italian Spaghetti - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
2 (15 oz. each) cans tomato sauce
2 (12 oz. each) cans tomato paste
2 envelopes Italian Style spaghetti mix with mushrooms (1 1/2 oz. each)
3 c. water
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf
1 (16 oz.) pkg. spaghetti

Preparation

Cook and stir ground beef, onion and pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender.
Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti.
Simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Place in covered container; refrigerate overnight, if desired.
Cook spaghetti as directed.
Heat sauce (a can of mushrooms may be added, if desired).