Macaroni Italiano - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni
3/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup tomato sauce ((I have used up to one cup of sauce))
1 teaspoon basil leaves
1 teaspoon oregano
6 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 cups milk
1 cup breadcrumbs
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Preparation

Cook and drain macaroni.
Cook beef, onion, green pepper until meat is brown,drain off fat.
Stir in tomato sauce,basil,and oregano,simmer 3 minutes.
Spoon into rectangular baking dish.
Melt 4 tbsp.
butter,blend in flour and dry mustard.
Gradually stir in milk,cook over medium heat stirring constantly until it thickens,add cheese, stir until melted.
Stir in macaroni.
Spoon over meat layer.
Melt 2 tbsp butter,combine with bread crumbs,sprinkle over top (i usually sprinkle a little parmesan over also.) Bake at 350 until heated through and bubbly.
Note: I have torn up a few slices of bread before for the breadcrumbs and mixed them with the butter and it came out very well, they get nice & crispy!(Though I may have used more butter than called for)