Mom's Spaghetti

Ingredients

2 lbs. lean ground beef

2 or 3 medium onions, diced

1 green pepper

1 clove of garlic minced

2 small zucchini

2 small summer squash

Small box of fresh mushrooms

1 large jar or so of Ragu tradi-

tional Style Spaghetti sauce

1 large can or so of tomatoes in

puree

1 T. or so of sugar

1 T. or so of Italian seasoning

Shake of crushed red pepper

2 T. or so of salsa if some is

open in the refrigerator

Splash of red wine

Directions

• Sauté green pepper, zucchini, squash and mushrooms in olive oil till tender but still crunchy. Set aside.

• Add more olive oil to pan and sauté onions and garlic, then ground beef.

• Add remaining ingredients ex- cept vegetables. At time of serving return vegetables to pan and heat through.

Variations:add slices black olives and or cooked Italian sausage slices.