Johnny Mazzetti

Ingredients

 * 1½ lbs ground beef
 * 2 lbs ground pork
 * 6 chopped onions
 * 6 garlic cloves
 * 2 cups sliced sweet peppers
 * 5 cups chopped celery
 * 2 large cans tomatoes
 * 2 cans tomato paste
 * 2 cans tomato soup
 * 3 cups mushrooms with liquid
 * 2 cups sliced stuffed olives
 * 2 cans pimentos, chopped
 * 1 bunch chopped parsley
 * 5 cups grated American cheese
 * 1½ lb wide egg noodles
 * 4 tbsp oil
 * 1 tbsp ground pepper
 * 3 bay leaves
 * salt to taste

Directions

 * 1) Sauté beef and pork in oil in a large skillet.
 * 2) When it has cooked awhile, add garlic cloves, thinly sliced onions, and peppers.
 * 3) Fry a little and then add remaining ingredients, except noodles and cheese and simmer a while.
 * 4) Cook noodles in boiling water and drain.
 * 5) Grease a large pan.
 * 6) Add the meat mixture to the noodles and place in pan in layers, sprinkling the grated cheese on the layers and on top.
 * 7) Bake in slow oven, 275°F for two hours.