Americanized Spaghetti Fixin's

It's American style spaghetti

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  lbs ground beef
• 24  ounces tomato sauce
• 8  ounces tomato paste
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh onion
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh sweet bell pepper
• 1  tablespoon  hefty  italian seasoning mix
• 1 (1 ounce) packet  dry onion soup mix
• 1  cup  chopped fresh mushrooms (excellent) (optional) or 1  cup  enoki mushrooms (excellent)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground fennel (optional)

Directions

1. Brown and drain ground beef.
2. Return to medium heat, add sauce and paste, then stir.
3. Add remaining ingredients and stir.
4. When sauce starts to bubble, cover the pan and reduce heat to low.
5. Simmer for one to two hours.
6. This sauce seems to pick up even more flavor after refrigeration! Portions can be frozen and used later in dishes such as lasagna or manicotti. Try sauce over hot dogs!