� lb. lean ground beef	� cup sliced pepperoni, chopped	2 cups spaghetti sauce (14 oz. jar)
� cup water	2 cups uncooked ready-cut spaghetti	� cup sliced ripe olives
� green bell pepper, cut into thin strips	1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

1. Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked. Add pepperoni; cook 1 minute. Drain.
2. Stir in spaghetti sauce, water and uncooked spaghetti. Bring to a boil; stir. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until spaghetti is of desired doneness, stirring occasionally.
3. Add olives; stir gently to mix. Arrange pepper strips over top. Sprinkle with cheese. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Ingredient substitution:
Seven ounces of spaghetti, broken into 2" pieces, can be used in place of the cut spaghetti.

Kitchen tip:
Pour the water into the empty jar of spaghetti sauce before adding it to the skillet to the last bits of sauce into the recipe.

Just for kids:
Make a smiling face on individual servings of this dish. Use pepperoni for eyes, a whole olive for the nose and a red bell pepper strip for a smile.

Serving size: 1� cups
Calories: 620
Calories from fat: 270
Dietary exchanges: 3 starch, 4� medium-fat meat, 1 fat OR 3 carbohydrate, 4� medium-fat meat, 1 fat