Grandma's Not-so-secret Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (12 ounce) bag frozen vegetarian ground beef (boca meatless ground crumbles)
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package sliced baby bella mixed mushrooms
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 (3 7/8 ounce) can pitted and sliced ripe black olives, rinsed and drained (this is drained weight)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 (1 3/8 ounce) envelopes spaghetti sauce mix (thick & zesty)
• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon oregano

Recipe

• 1 in a large soup pot, saute the burger crumbles, garlic, onion, green pepper and mushrooms in a bit of oil until vegetables are soft.
• 2 add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a low boil, cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours stirring often.