Sally's Sassy Spaghetti

Servings:  8

Ingredients:
1/2 pound Ground Beef
1/2 pound Italian Sausage
2 T Butter
1/2 c chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 16 oz can tomatoes, cut up
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 4 oz can sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 cup chopped yellow sweet pepper
1/4 cup chopped red sweet pepper
2 T quick-cooking tapioca
1 bay leaf
1 t dried Italian seasoning, crushed
1/8 t black pepper
dash of salt

Cooked Hot Spaghetti (or bowtie pasta~~my favorite)(You can serve over Gluten Free Rice Penne Pasta Noodles too.

Instructions:
1. In a large skillet cook ground beef, sausage, onions, garlic, yellow and red peppers in butter until meat is brown and vegetables are tender. Drain off fat.
2. In the meanwhile, in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart crockery cooker combine tomatoes and juice, tomato sauce, mushrooms, tapioca, bay leaf, Italian seasoning, pepper and salt. Stir in meat mixture.
3. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Discard bay leaf. Serve over hot cooked spaghetti.
4. Serve with a mice homemade loaf of Italian bread and a tossed salad......Italy in your home.