Deluxe Spaghetti Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning (recommended italian blend spice mix)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 ounces sliced black olives (optional)
• 1 lb spaghetti
• 1/2 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 lb cheddar cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 saute bacon in skillet. add onion and ground beef. cook until meat is brown and onion is soft.
• 2 stir in tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, salt, italian seasonings, garlic, mushrooms, and black olives (if using). cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling, salted water until tender but still firm to the bite.
• 4 preheat oven to 375 degrees. grease a 3-quart casserole.
• 5 drain pasta, and add to sauce. toss to combine.
• 6 spoon half of spaghetti mixture into prepared pan. combine mozzarella and cheddar cheese. sprinkle half over spaghetti mixture. top with remaining spaghetti, then remaining cheese.
• 7 bake 20-25 minutes or until heated through and bubbly.