Taco Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
2 lbs ground beef
1 cup onion, chopped
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
2 (1 1/4 ounce) envelopes taco seasoning
1 cup water
4 cups taco sauce (2 16oz jars)
4 cups cheddar cheese (8oz)
2 cups monterey jack cheese
chopped lettuce
chopped tomato
sliced black olives

Preparation

Cook pasta and cool.
Cook meat, onion and green pepper.
Drain.
Stir in taco seasoning, water and sauce; heat to boiling.
Reduce heat- simmer 5 minutes.
Heat oven to 350~.
Pour 1/2 of meat sauce on bottom of 13X9X2 baking dish.
Layer with noodles, meatsauce and cheeses.
Top off with sauce and cheese.
Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes.
Remove foil; bake 10 minuites until bubbly.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Serve sprinkled with lettuce and tomato and black olives.
Great when you have company OR fix in two smaller dishes and freeze one for later.
Freeze before baking.