pasta beef and cheese casserole
Wanted a quick and easy meal, I created this dish with ingredients I had on hand.
prep time
cook time
method
Bake
yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound whole wheat rotini pasta
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 3 cloves chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 4 - italian sausage, cooked
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- - salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
How To Make pasta beef and cheese casserole
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Step 1Pre-heat oven 375, add 1 tbs of olive oil on the bottom of a large casserole dish, bring to boil a pot of salted water add the pasta
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Step 2Finley chop the onion and garlic, add 2 tbs of olive oil to a large frying pan add the onion, cook for a minute add garlic cook until fragrant add the ground beef and brown
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Step 3Chop the sausage in small pieces, add to fry pan, once the beef is cooked remove from the pan to a paper towel drain the grease.
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Step 4cook the pasta al denti, reserve one cup of the pasta water, drain and put pasta in a large bowl set aside
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Step 5To the frying pan after the beef & grease is removed add the wine & cream cheese, whisk until smooth, add the ricotta cheese, continuing whisking, add the tomato sauce, salt pepper & Italian seasoning to make a nice pink sauce
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Step 6In a large bowl add the pasta, ground meat, sauce and 1 1/2 cups on the cheddar cheese, mix well, if it seems dry add the reserved pasta water, dump it all into the oiled casserole dish, sprinkle the top with the remaining cheese.
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Step 7Bake for 20-30 mins enjoy!!
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Category:
Beef
Category:
Casseroles
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#Onion
Keyword:
#Garlic
Keyword:
#Cream
Keyword:
#cheese
Keyword:
#sausage
Keyword:
#ricotta
Keyword:
#Casserole
Keyword:
#meat
Keyword:
#Tomato
Keyword:
#wine
Keyword:
#ground
Ingredient:
Pasta
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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