Monday, July 28, 2008

Glorified Spaghetti



8 oz. spaghetti
3 qts. boiling water salted
1 green pepper, chopped (optional) I leave this out as it disagrees with me
1/2 large onion chopped
1 lb. ground beef
1 8 oz. can sliced mushrooms
1 can diced tomatoes
1 t. sugar
6 T. grated cheese ( I use about 2 cups on top)

salt
pepper
garlic salt season as desired

In large saucepot bring salted water to bowl, when boiling add spaghetti to cook while cooking meat mixture. Boil spaghetti till just tender.
Brown ground beef in skillet, add chopped onions, and green pepper. After beef and onion mixture has simmered add the canned tomatoes (you might like to mash these a bit), tsp. sugar, and mushrooms. Drain spaghetti and add to meat mixture, stir together and poor into 9 X 13 casserole dish. Top with about 2 cups cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until well heated.

This is not your typical spaghetti dish with a marinara sauce, but my family really enjoys this dish for a change from the same old spaghetti dish. It may seem like it needs more of a sauce than just the tomatoes , but it is actually quite delicious!