Easy Tomato Bacon Penne Bake

• 1 12 lbs ground beef (you can use ground pork and beef)
• 12 lb bacon (cooked to crispy and chopped)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• seasoning salt
• pepper
• 14-13 cup grated parmesan cheese (or to taste)
• 1 -2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (optional)
• 1 (10 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup (undiluted)
• 2 cups tomato sauce (I just throw in one full can)
• salt and pepper
• 3 -4 cups grated cheddar cheese
• 5 cups penne pasta (I don't really measure, I just throw in about a 1/4 of a bag!)

1. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
2. In a large frypan, brown the beef with onions, garlic, green bell pepper, red pepper flakes and/or jalapeno pepper if using, seaoning salt and pepper; cook until meat is no longer pink (about 6-7 minutes) drain the fat.
3. Add in the grated Parmesan cheese, drained mushrooms and chopped cooked bacon; mix to combine.
4. Add in both cans tomato soup and tomato sauce; simmer stirring occasionally for 45 minutes (can simmer for a longer time).
5. If you find that the mixture is dry add in more tomato sauce.
6. Season with more salt and pepper if needed.
7. Meanwhile boil the pasta in boiling water until just firm-tender; drain.
8. Set oven to 350 degrees.
9. After simmering the ground beef mixture, add in the cooked pasta; toss to combine well.
10. Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
11. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and bake for about 20 minutes, just until the cheese melts.

ground beef, bacon, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, salt, pepper, parmesan cheese, red pepper, mushrooms, tomato soup, tomato sauce, salt, penne pasta

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-tomato-bacon-penne-bake-143677 (may not work)