Hot Pasta Dish
Hot Pasta Dish
1 lb. large elbow macaroni
2 20 oz. bottles Prego meat spaghetti sauce
2 lb. Italian sausage (mild or hot)
1 lb. lean ground beef
½ lb. mushrooms, sliced
½ onion, diced
1 T. garlic powder
1½ lb. frozen mixed vegetables
Remove Italian sausage from casing and put into saucepan. Add lean ground beef in saucepan. Brown Italian sausages and ground beef on medium heat. When micture nearly brown, drain fat. Add diced onion to meat. Add garlic powder. Continue to brown mixture until onions have "glazed" look. Add sliced mushrooms. Continue to heat until mushrooms are beginning to cook.
Add 1½ bottles of Prego sauce to saucepan and mix well. Add the other ½ bottle if desired (or leave for later). Simmer on stove over medium-low heat.
Prepare macaroni in a 6 qt. pot, according to package instructions. While cooking, heat mixed vegetables on stove or microwave, and set aside. Drain macaroni in a colander when done, and put back into 6 qt. pot. Add vegetables and saucepan mixture and stir well.
Serves 8.
