Meaty Spaghetti Sauce | Reader's Digest Canada

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1 medium green pepper (chopped)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 8 garlic cloves (minced)
• 3 cans Italian diced tomatoes (14-1/2 ounces each, drained)
• 2 cans tomato sauce (15 ounces each)
• 2 cans tomato paste (6 ounces each)
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried marjoram
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• hot cooked spaghetti
• shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)