American Spaghetti & Meat Sauce
From the kitchen at Almira
(by American, I mean not authentic Italian, but enjoyed in homes all over America for decades.)

Ingredients:
96oz Marinara sauce
Spaghetti
2 lbs Ground Beef
6 Italian Sausage links  *optional
Fresh Garlic a few
Fresh Onion one large or two medium
Fresh Mushrooms a pound
Fresh Green pepper one large
Fresh Roasted red pepper, some
Fresh Parmesan Cheese

Instructions:
Chop and brown ground beef in large pot,
in separate pan cook the sausage links in olive oil,
in your pot of ground beef add, green pepper, onion, roasted red pepper, garlic, allow to cook 30-40 min.  
Add sauce, mushrooms, and finally, fully browned sausage links, allow to simmer one hour.

Cook spaghetti to al dente before serving, top with fresh Parmesan and serve.

al den·te

/äl ˈdentā,al/

adjective & adverb

adjective: al dente; adverb: al dente

1. (of food, typically pasta) cooked so as to be still firm when bitten.