Donna's Spaghetti

Donna was one of my high school chums.  We did everything together.  Good times.  She gave me this when when we first moved out on our own.  She had her apartment and I had mine.  We took turns entertaining and cooking for each other.

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
2 T olive oil
1 large onion - diced
1 large clove of garlic - smashed
2 cans tomato soup + 1 can water
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
1 -2 cups sliced mushrooms
2 tsp salt
2 heaping T sweet basil
1 lb thin spaghetti

Instructions:
Brown meat and set aside
Saute onions and oil in large pot just until translucent
Add garlic and cook 1-2 min
Add meat, soup, sauce, paste, mushrooms, salt and basil
Mix well
simmer 2 hours

Boil water and cook spaghetti

Optional (now my friend, Annetta gave me this little trick and I do think it made the sauce better)
Add to sauce while simmering
2 T sugar
1 tsp anise