Note: Casserole can be made ahead, covered and refrigerated, let warm to room temperature before baking.

1	pound	ground beef, extra lean
1		onion, chopped
1		green pepper, chopped
1	clove	garlic, minced
3	cups	spaghetti sauce
4	cups	rigatoni pasta
1	cup	parmesan cheese, grated
1	cup	fontina or Mozzarella cheese, shredded

• Brown ground beef, add onion, green pepper and garlic, cook for 10 minutes, drain fat. Stir in pasta sauce, bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer 15 minutes.
• Boil pasta, drain and rinse.
• Grease casserole, put a thin layer of meat sauce on bottom, cover with 1/3 of pasta, 1/3 of meat sauce, 1/3 of parmesan cheese. Repeat layers twice, top with fontina cheese, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.