Layered Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 head lettuce
10 oz. frozen peas
1 small onion
1 small green pepper
1 c. Miracle Whip
4 Tbsp. sugar
8 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
1 c. bacon bits or drained crumbled fried bacon

Preparation

In a 9 x 13-inch dish spread cut-up lettuce.
Cook peas very briefly (about 2 minutes after they come to a boil).
Drain and cool in cold water.
Drain when cool and sprinkle over lettuce. Mix Miracle Whip and sugar; spread over peas.
Sprinkle on chopped onion and chopped pepper or these may be omitted.
Sprinkle on cheese.
Sprinkle on bacon or bits.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour.