Picnic Sketti (Spaghetti)

1/2 lb. bacon
1 medium onion
1 green pepper
1- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
Fry bacon. Dice onion and pepper and fry in bacon grease until tender. Fry meat in same pan. Drain and place in large casserole or Dutch oven. Cook 1 1/2 lb. spaghetti. Drain and add to meat mixture. Add tomato soup, undiluted, till of a good moist consistency (about 1 large and 2 small cans).
Bake at 350 for 1 hour. If desired, lay a couple of strips of bacon over the top before baking.

This recipe is from the Deschene family. Grammy Riley was Annette Deschene.

Pam says- I made a big batch of this today. I used 2 lbs. of meat, 2 lbs. of spaghetti, 1 large and 3 small cans of soup. A co-worker had surgery and it's my turn to take dinner to her tomorrow! This big batch filled 2 3 qt. casseroles- one for her and 1 for me! I used precooked Oscar Mayer bacon and just warmed it up in the frying pan to get a little bacon flavor (since most of the grease has been cooked out by our friends at Oscar Mayer!) I use 90% lean ground chuck. I also rinse the meat after I drain it. I haven't been able to find Healthy Request soup in the large size, so I had a mix of regular and Healthy Request soup in this yummy casserole!