Pizzaghetti

1/2 lb. ground beef 

1/2 lb. hot or Italian sausage

1/2 package of sliced pepperoni

1 medium onion, chopped

1 small green bell pepper, chopped

1/2 can, medium black olives, halved

1/2 cup sliced mushrooms

1 C. washed baby spinach

1 T. minced garlic

1 t. Italian seasoning

salt and pepper

olive oil

1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce

1 can, diced tomatoes, drained

16 oz. pasta of choice, elbow macaroni, mini penne, mini ziti all work quite well

1 C. mozzarella or mozz/provolone mixture

1/3 C. Parmesan cheese, shredded

In a frying pan on medium heat, add 2 T. of olive oil. When sizzling add garlic, onion, and pepper until partially cooked. Add beef and sausage to mixture and cook until browned and fully cooked. Add mushrooms, olives, and spinach. While cooking above mixture boil water, with 1 T. salt, for noodles. When both noodles and meat/veggie mixture are finished add sliced pepperoni, sauce and drained tomatoes to the meat mixture. Add 1/2 C. water if needed to make it less thick, depending on sauce. Place drained noodles in a 9 x 13 Pyrex dish. Turn oven on at 400 degrees. Spoon sauce evenly over noodles. Make sure the sauce covers the noodles. Spread mozzarella over the sauce until desired coverage. Sprinkle Parmesan over this and bake 15-20 mins. until golden. 

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