Gramma's Spaghetti Sauce (Cheater "from Scratch")

This is my mother's recipe for spaghetti sauce and is wonderful! It is a chunky, meaty sauce. We usually make this in two 5 quart pots and freeze them in 2-3 cup portions, great for OAMC. It uses jars of spaghetti sauce for ease and flavor, you could also purchase a warehouse sized can of spaghetti sauce and flavor to taste to cut costs. Also add more vegetables as desired and if the mixture is too thick add another jar or a can of sauce.

• Ready In: 6 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 36
• Yields: 9 quarts

Ingredients

• 6 (32 ounce) jars  spaghetti sauce, assorted flavors to taste
• 7  lbs  Italian sausages
• 10  lbs lean ground beef
• 1⁄8-1⁄4 cup sugar, to taste
• 5  bell peppers, yellow, red and green
• 2  onions
• 2 (8 ounce) cans mushrooms
• 2  tablespoons  italian seasoning

Directions

1. Slice sausages into 1/2" to 1" slices or remove casings and crumble. Brown meats with onions until browned. Drain fat.
2. Add chopped veggies and all remaining ingredients.
3. Bring just to a boil, then cover and reduce heat, allowing sauce to simmer 4-6 hours.