2 lb. ground beef
1 med. onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, finely chopped
2 (15 oz. each) cans tomato sauce
2 (12 oz. each) cans tomato paste
1 (7 1/2 oz.) can pitted ripe olives, drained and sliced
2 (1 1/2 oz. each) env. Italian style spaghetti sauce mix with mushrooms
3 c. water
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano leaves
2 clove garlic, crushed
1 bay leaf, crumbled
16 oz. Italian style spaghetti
Grated Parmesan cheese

Cook and stir meat, onion, and pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti and Parmesan cheese. Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Cook spaghetti as directed on package; drain. Serve meat sauce over hot spaghetti.

Makes 8 servings.