mama mia pasta casserole
I was in the mood for some pasta and I had ingredients on hand for tomato sauce. My husband will eat anything with ground beef and pasta so I made this casserole with him in mind. I have to say it was pretty good and serves a lot of people. I think I will make if for the next friends or family gathering at my home. As I think baking it the 2nd day might be even better.
prep time
55 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
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yield
10 - 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 1/2 - yellow onion, chopped well
- 1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes with seasonings
- 2 cans 6 oz each, tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons dry basil
- 2 tablespoons dry parsley
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 package large elbow macaroni, 12 oz. cooked al dente
- 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
How To Make mama mia pasta casserole
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Step 1In a large sauce pan brown ground beef, sausage, basil, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper and onions until light brown. -
Step 2Add cans of diced tomatoes, 2 cans of tomato paste and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer. Cook on low heat for 20 minutes, stirring often.
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Step 3In a separate pot bring elbow macaroni to a boil and cook on medium high heat until done, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
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Step 4In a large casserole baking dish layer meat sauce, grated cheese and noodles. Repeat ending with sauce and topping with Mozzarella cheese.
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Step 5Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees until cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.
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