Philly Pizza Steak Pasta

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 lb mafalda pasta (or similar shape pasta)
• 1 lb steak-ums, frozen chipped steak (or similar brand)
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 small green pepper, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 4 -5 cups marinara sauce (bottled or homemade) or 4 -5 cups tomato sauce (bottled or homemade)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 6 slices american cheese

Recipe

• 1 boil mafalda pasta according to package directions.
• 2 while pasta is cooking, preheat oven to 350. then, break up steak-ums into small pieces with hands and place them in a large skillet with onion, pepper and mushroom. cook over med-high heat, stirring often and chopping meat a bit more, until meat is browned and peppers are tender. drain.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the browned meat/veggie mixture with cooked and drained pasta. add salt, pepper, and oregano. stir.
• 4 add 4 cups sauce and the cheddar cheese and stir well. pour into at least a 13" x 9" baking dish.
• 5 cut 6 slices of american cheese in half so you have 12 half slices. arrange 12 half slices of cheese evenly on top.
• 6 bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.