Spaghetti Sauce

Since it's been almost a week since I posted, I'm trying to make up for it by doing two posts today! This spaghetti sauce is not much harder than opening a jar of the stuff, but infinitely more delicious!

Serves: 6

Difficulty: easy

Ingredients

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 package sliced mushrooms
1 bell pepper, seeded and diced (optional)
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 (15 0z) can diced tomatoes
1 (10 oz) can tomato sauce
1 (6 0z) can tomato paste
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. oregano
pepper to taste
2 Tsp. sugar
1/2 c. red wine (optional)
2 bay leaves

In large skillet over med. heat cook onions, mushrooms and bell pepper in 2 Tbs. of olive oil for 2 minutes. Add ground beef and garlic, and brown beef. (If you use lean ground beef, there's no need to drain. If you use ground chuck, drain before adding other ingredients) Add everything else and mix well. Simmer 20-25 minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.