Recipe: Spagetti Sauce Italiano (using ground beef and Italian sausage - crock pot)

SPAGETTI SAUCE ITALIANO

1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound bulk Italian sausage
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 cans (16 oz each) tomatoes, cut-up
2 cans (8 oz each) tomato sauce
2 cans (4 oz each) mushrooms, chopped and drained
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
4 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dry basil, crushed
1 teaspoon dry oregano, crushed
1/4 teaspoon pepper
dash salt
hot cooked spaghetti (for serving)

In a skillet cook ground beef, sausage, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender; drain off fat.

Meanwhile in crockpot, combine undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, green pepper, tapioca, bay leaves, oregano, basil, pepper, and salt. Stir in browned meat mixture.

Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10-12 hours or high heat setting for 5-6 hours. Remove bay leaves.

Serve over hot spaghetti.

Makes 8-10 servings
Adapted from source: Better Homes and Gardens Crockery Cookbook