mom's sweet spaghetti sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 onion, minced
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pound ground beef
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 (4 ounce) jars mushrooms, drained
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 1/2 cup white
• 3/4 cup sugar
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• in a skillet over medium heat, cook onion and bell pepper in oil until transparent. add beef to onions and peppers; cook until brown. set aside.
• place bacon in a large, deep skillet. cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. reserve drippings and crumble bacon. combine drippings and crumbled bacon with the beef mixture.
• add mushrooms, tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic powder and oregano. pour in while stirring. stir in sugar, then salt and pepper. cook until hot.