poor man's lasagna

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Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground chuck
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1/2 medium green pepper
  • 16 ounces tomato sauce
  • 16 ounces tomatoes, canned whole, drained and cut up
  • 4 - garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 - bay leaf
  • - oregano to taste
  • - basil
  • - marjoram
  • dash worcestershire sauce
  • dash pepper sauce or 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper to taste
  • dash red wine
  • - parmesan cheese
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, halved
  • 4 ounces macaroni, cooked
  • 6 slices american cheese
  • - chives, chopped

How To Make poor man's lasagna

  • Step 1
    Brown beef, onion and green pepper; drain.
  • Step 2
    Saute mushroom halves in separate pan and cook pasta al dente.
  • Step 3
    Add everything to the beef mixture but the last 3 ingredients.
  • Step 4
    Simmer to blend flavors for 1/2 hour.
  • Step 5
    Add macaroni to pot and stir.
  • Step 6
    Spoon into greased 1-1/2 quart casserole.
  • Step 7
    Top with cheese.
  • Step 8
    Bake at 375 until cheese is bubbly, about 10-15 minutes.
  • Step 9
    Sprinkle with chives and serve with garlic bread

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Category: Beef
Category: Pasta
Culture: Italian

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