Grits Italiano

• 1 pound hot pork sausage bulk
• 18 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, lean
• 18 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 cup grits
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 14 ounces pizza sauce
• 10 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
• 1 medium onions chopped
• 1 large green bell peppers chopped

1. Brown sausage and ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until it crumbles, drain well.
2. Cook grits according to package directions; spoon into a lightly greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
3. Combine pizza sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
4. Layer half each of pizza sauce, meat, green pepper, onion, and cheese over grits.
5. Repeat layers, omitting remaining cheese.
6. Cover and bake at 325F (160C).
7. for 25 minutes.
8. Add remaing cheese and bake uncovered, an additional 5 minutes.

salt, ground beef, black pepper, grits, garlic, pizza sauce, cheddar cheese, onions, green bell peppers

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/grits-italiano-33206 (may not work)