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.