Baked Ziti

I was feeling uninspired to plan supper Wed. night. I knew I had some cooked ground beef in the freezer (great in a pinch) so I searched ground beef recipes online. This is what I came up with at about.com.

1 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 green bell pepper (I omitted so as not to gross out my children)
1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. dried leaf basil, crumbled
1/2 tsp. dried leaf oregano, crumbled
1/2 tsp. garlic powder or one small clove of garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
8 oz. ziti or elbow macaroni, cooked and drained
2 cups (80z.) shredded mozzarella, divided

Saute ground beef, onion, and green pepper in a lg. skillet until onion is tender and beef is lightly browned. Drain off excess fat; add tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir well; stir in noodles and one cup of the cheese; transfer to a 2 1/2 quart casserole. Top with the remaining cheese. Bake at 350° for 25-30 min. or till hot and bubbly. Serves 6

I started w/ pre-cooked hamburger so I just put it in a pan and added the seasonings and went from there. I also didn't have enough mozz. cheese so I mixed w/ cheddar. It was good, but if I make again I'll zip it up with a few more spices and add regular spagh sauce and more of it. Wasn't sauce enough for my taste.