Spaghetti with Meatballs and Italian Sausage

This is an easy recipe, but it is very good. It always gets rave reviews!

Ingredients:
Meat balls:
1# ground chuck
1 large clove garlic or 2 small, minced
¼ C Progresso Italian bread crumbs
¼ C milk
1 egg
3/4 tsp. salt ½ tsp. pepper
Sauce:
3 Italian sausage (I use hot)
¼ C olive oil
1 jar Prego with mushrooms
1 jar Ragu with mushrooms
2 whole bay leaves
½ C red wine
½ C water
1 box spaghetti, cooked al dente, drained.

Instructions:
Put meat in bowl, add garlic, crumbs, milk, salt and pepper, mix well and form into balls. Put olive oil in large pot, brown sausage until done;remove from pan. Put meatballs in drippings, brown and cook until done. Cut sausage into 2” pieces and put back in pan, make sure all meat is cooked through. Add jars of sauce, wine, water,bay leaves and meat. Simmer all together until sauce thickens. Cook pasta using instructions on package for al dente. Drain pasta, top with sauce and meat. Serve with fresh Parmesan cheese.