Recipe for Baked Spaghetti (a Sankey 5-star dish)

Baked Spaghetti

2 (8 oz.) boxes Kraft Spaghetti dinner (tangy Italian style)

2 lbs. ground chuck

1 finely chopped onion (optional)

1 small can buttons/pieces mushrooms (optional)

1 lg. jar Prego spaghetti sauce

3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1 pkg. pepperoni (sliced)

Saute onion, brown ground chuck and drain. Add mushrooms and two packets of tangy herb spices (found in Kraft spaghetti packages) to ground chuck. Stir. Add jar of Prego sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.  Cook pasta as directed, then drain.  Mix cooked pasta with ground beef mixture.

In 9 x 13 inch baking dish spread 1/2 of meat and spaghetti mixture. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups each of cheddar and mozzarella cheese.  Add remaining meat mixture on top and  sprinkle the remaining cheddar and mozzarella cheese on top, then top with pepperoni pieces.  Place in preheated 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until cheese melts and pepperoni is lightly browned.

- Janet Sankey