Poor Man'S Casserole

• 1 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil
• 1/4 chopped green pepper
• 1 medium sliced onion
• 1 lb. sirloin or round ground beef
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cans water
• 1 c. fine noodles, crumbled
• 1 c. peas, corn or lima beans
• 1 tsp. parsley flakes
• sprinkling of minced garlic
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Saute onion and green pepper in oil.
2. Add ground beef; stir until brown.
3. Add tomato sauce and water; stir well.
4. Add salt, pepper, garlic, parsley flakes and noodles.
5. Cook for about 12 minutes, or until water is absorbed and noodles are tender.
6. Add peas; cook 5 more minutes.
7. Pour into casserole and serve.
8. If desired, casserole may be topped with mounds of mashed potatoes and browned in oven or under broiler.

vegetable, green pepper, onion, sirloin, tomato sauce, water, noodles, peas, parsley flakes, sprinkling of minced garlic, salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=246123 (may not work)