Filipino Bolognese Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb 90% lean ground beef
1 green pepper, chopped into small pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 (26 ounce) jar of ragu traditional spaghetti sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped mushrooms (optional)
2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

Saute onion and green pepper in olive oil in a 5 quart dutch oven until semi-soft. Add ground beef and saute until browned.
Add spaghetti sauce and mushrooms if using. Fill spaghetti sauce jar halfway with water, swish to clean the bottle of remaining sauce, and pour sauce water into pot.
Salt & pepper as desired. Add spices and sugar. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes.