Grandma Earhart's Pepper Pot Casserole Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Heat the vegetable oil with butter in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the onion celery and green pepper until the vegetables are tender stirring occasionally about 8 minutes. Mix in the pork sausage and cook until the meat is browned breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks about 8 more minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in the tomatoes garlic powder basil sage and Worcestershire sauce mixing until well combined.

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling stir in the egg noodles and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered stirring occasionally until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink. Mix the noodles gently into the pork mixture and place into a 9x12-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the top with Cheddar cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is bubbling and browned 30 to 40 minutes.