Mexican Casserole

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb. ground chuck
• 3/4 lb. lean ground pork
• 2 c. cooked broad noodles
• 18 oz. can tomato sauce
• 2 c. American processed cheese, diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/4 c. minced parsley
• 3 preserved pimentos, sliced into long strips 1/4-inch wide
• 1 green pepper, diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 2 c. onions, diced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. salt
• 4 twists pepper mill
• 4 strips bacon, diced into 1/4-inch pieces