Patchwork Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ground beef
2 c. chopped green pepper
1 c. chopped onion
2 lb. hash brown potatoes, thawed
2 (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1 c. water
1 can tomato paste
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried basil, crumbled
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 lb. American cheese, sliced thin

Preparation

Cook ground beef.
Add green pepper and onion.
Stir in remaining ingredients except cheese.
Spoon 1/2 of meat mixture into 13 x 9-inch pan and top with 1/2 of cheese.
Spoon remaining mixture over cheese.
Cover with foil.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Cut remaining cheese and top casserole.