Spaghetti And Beef Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with their juice
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 small bay leaves
• 1/2 lb angel hair pasta or 1/2 lb spaghetti
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese or 1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 crumble beef into a big skillet; add in onion, bell pepper, and garlic.
• 3 cook, stirring, over med-high heat for 5-10 minutes, until the meat is no longer pink; drain the fat.
• 4 add in the tomatoes with their juice, tomato sauce, water, parsley, seasoning, salt, sugar, and bay leaves.
• 5 bring to a boil and remove from heat.
• 6 cook the pasta according to package directions.
• 7 cover the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with 1/3 of the sauce.
• 8 add half of the pasta in an even layer, and sprinkle with 1/2 cup of each cheese.
• 9 cover with another 1/3 of the meat sauce and the remaining pasta.
• 10 top with the remaining sauce and 1/2 cup of each cheese.
• 11 bake for 30 minutes.
• 12 top the casserole with the remaining cheeses; return it to the oven and continue to bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 5 more minutes.
• 13 cut into squares before serving.