Italian Ground Beef & Pasta Casserole Recipe
This is an easy Italian ground beef and pasta casserole recipe. You can use the red sauce recipe for spaghetti, lasagna or any other pasta. This is a delicious Italian casserole dish that will feed a lot of hungry people for dinner. Serve with a side salad and bread.
OK, we are going with a little comfort food today. With the cold freezing weather we need something that is going to stick to our ribs! This casserole makes the ground beef go a long way, is rich in taste and is comforting. It HITS THE SPOT! Enjoy.
Italian Ground Beef & Pasta Casserole Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
1 pound of pasta
1 to 1 1/2 pds. ground beef
1 cup diced onions
1 jar of mushrooms with a little juice - or use fresh
1 cup diced roasted red bell pepper
2 - 28oz cans tomato sauce
1 pound of shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 tbsp. tomato paste
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. Italian seasonings
1 -2 tsp. basil paste or 1 tsp. dried basil
pinch of red pepper flakes - OPTIONAL
olive oil
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Sauce:
Brown and chop ground beef and drain if needed. Set to the side.
In same pot add some olive oil, onions, mushrooms and roasted red bell pepper, salt and pepper.
Stir and cook for 3 minutes.
Add tomato paste and stir for an additional minute.
Add ground beef back in and mix well.
Add rest of seasonings and stir and cook for 1 minute.
Add tomato sauce, stir and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Add 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and pasta into sauce and mix very well.
Place ingredients in 9 x 13 baking dish and level out.
Sprinkle rest of parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese on top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Let rest 10-15 minutes before serving.
Enjoy
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Being Italian, pasta is always a staple. Nothing says comfort food to my family and I than a pasta dish! Lovely!
Thanks so much @artedellavita Yea, pasta is very comforting. We love it...too much! LOL! Have a wonderful day.
That looks delicious. Just made a large batch of spaghetti sauce the other day, I know how I will be using some of it now.
Sounds perfect @mikehamm Enjoy!
Oh that looks yummy. I like the idea of cheese and pepperoni on the top. I already feel hungry now. So I will go to heat my yesterdays lasagna :)
Lasagna sounds good! That is something I have not made for a while. Thanks @hanen
Yes me too. I made it after years now, can you believe that!
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Wow, amazing food..I like it, I will to try in home.
Thanks @tesscook4u for share to all friends about food this tasty and delicious.
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