Wonderful Spaghetti Sauce With Sausage

Why I Love This Recipe
This recipe takes a long time to make but is so worth it! It could feed a small army. You can freeze extras :)
Need 16qt or larger pot!!
Ingredients You'll Need
4 # plus lean ground beef
2 # hot-med Italian sausage
3 # yellow onions
3 lg green peppers
2 2 1/2 oz minced garlic
1 # plus mushrooms
5 28oz cans peeled tomatoes (drained and cut up)
3 15 1/2 oz tomato sauce
4 15 1/2 oz tomato paste
5-6 whole bay leaves
2-3 tsp thyme
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
oregano to cover top
Directions
Remove sausage from skins and mix w/ ground beef. Chop veggies in medium size chunks and saute and add to meat. Drain excess fat.
Add other ingredients and simmer on LOW for 5 hrs stirring every 30min to prevent sticking.
Need 16qt or larger pot!!