Categories: Meats, Italian 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
      1 lb Hot bulk pork sausage             1/4 ts Garlic powder 
    1/8 ts Salt                               14 oz Jar pizza sauce 
  1 1/2 lb Lean ground beef                   10 oz Shredded Cheddar cheese 
    1/8 ts Pepper                              1    Med. onion, chopped 
    3/4 c  Regular grits                       1 lg Green pepper, chopped 
  
  Brown sausage and ground beef in a large skillet, stirring until it 
  crumbles; drain well. Cook grits according to package directions; spoon 
  into a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Combine pizza sauce, 
  salt, pepper, and garlic powder.  Layer half each of pizza sauce, meat, 
  green pepper, onion, and cheese over grits. Repeat layers, omitting 
  remaining cheese. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Add remaing 
  cheese and bake uncovered, an additional 5 minutes. 8 servings. This recipe 
  was the first place winner in the 4-H division of the Annual Greater Grits 
  Cook-off.