Poor Man'S Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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