Ingredients

  • 1 (8 oz.) pkg. large elbow macaroni
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1/2 green pepper, diced
  • 3 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 lb. ground beef
  • 1/2 lb. Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
  • 2 c. water
  • 1 (1 1/2 oz.) pkg. spaghetti sauce mix with mushrooms
  • 1 (4 1/2 oz.) can ripe olives, chopped

Method

  • Cook macaroni in boiling salted water (see package directions); drain.
  • Saute onion and green pepper until soft, not brown.
  • Add beef and brown.
  • Drain off fat.
  • Add salt, tomato sauce and water to beef mixture.
  • Stir in spaghetti sauce mix and simmer 10 minutes.
  • Mix olives and cheese with macaroni but keep 1 cup cheese for topping.
  • Place half of macaroni mixture in greased 13 x 9-inch pan; cover with half of the meat mixture.
  • Repeat. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes.
  • Sprinkle on the 1 cup cheese and bake 10 minutes more.