Cooking with Your Mom

Servings: 8

Ingredients:
Sauce ~

• 29 oz tomato sauce
• 2 TBS water (to rinse tomato can)
• 2 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• ½ tsp marjoram
• ½ tsp fennel seed
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper

Toppings ~

• 1 lb ground beef (or Italian sausage, or combo)
• ½ yellow onion (diced)
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• ½ red onion (sliced)
• 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
• 1 green bell pepper (sliced)
• 4 oz mini pepperoni
• 2.25 oz can sliced black olives (drained)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella or pizza cheese
• 16 oz rotini pasta (prepared to al dente, drained, then returned to the stockpot)

Directions:
Sauce ~
In a medium saucepan over low heat, pour in tomato sauce. Use the water to rinse the can, then pour into the saucepan. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer on low, stirring often, until ready to use.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large skillet, cook meat, diced onion and minced garlic until meat is no longer pink. Drain, if necessary. Stir in red onion, red and green peppers. Cook, stirring often, until softened. Remove from heat. Stir in pepperoni and olives.

Pour meat mixture and prepared sauce into the stockpot with the pasta. Combine well to ensure all pasta is covered in sauce.

Spray 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Pour pasta into the baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and top with cheese. Return to oven for another 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

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