cheese and pasta in a pot - dee dee's

Name: Cheese and Pasta in a Pot - Dee Dee's
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pound(s) lean ground beef, or ground meat of your choice; - olive oil, extra virgin; 2 medium onions, chopped; 1 clove(s) garlic, crushed; 1 - 15-ounce jar of ragu or your favorite spaghetti sauce; 1 pound(s) can stewed tomatoes; - salt and pepper, to taste; 16 ounce(s) shell marcaroni, uncooked (in photo, i used farfalle and macaroni); 1 1/2 pint(s) sour cream (i have used a mixture of sour cream and cottage cheese); 1 - 1/2-pound pkg provolone cheese, shredded; 1 - 1/2- pound pkg mozzarella cheese, shredded; 1 - 3-ounce can sliced mushrooms, optional

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Diane Atherton

PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

Updated on Oct 10, 2011

A good friend and co-worker shared this recipe with me in 1976. This dish very quickly became a family favorite. It was way to much for us to eat at one time, so I would split it and put one dish (uncooked) in the freezer for another meal. My friend lost her battle with cancer many years ago. Everytime I make this dish I think of her and remember the happy times we had as friends.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 8 to 10

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef, or ground meat of your choice
- olive oil, extra virgin
2 medium onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 - 15-ounce jar of ragu or your favorite spaghetti sauce
1 pound can stewed tomatoes
- salt and pepper, to taste
16 ounces shell marcaroni, uncooked (in photo, i used farfalle and macaroni)
1 1/2 pints sour cream (i have used a mixture of sour cream and cottage cheese)
1 - 1/2-pound pkg provolone cheese, shredded
1 - 1/2- pound pkg mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 - 3-ounce can sliced mushrooms, optional

How To Make cheese and pasta in a pot - dee dee's

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Brown meat in a little olive oil in a large skillet; drain off excess fat. NOTE: I also rinse the browned meat and drain to make sure I get most of excess fat removed.
Step 3

Return meat to skillet; add onions, garlic, spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes and mushrooms, season with salt and pepper; mix well. Simmer 20 minutes until onions are tender.
Step 4

Meanwhile, cook shell macaroni according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Step 5

Place 1/2 of the pasta in a greased large deep casserole dish. Cover pasta with 1/2 of the meat sauce. Spread 1/2 of the sour cream over meat sauce; top with Provolone Cheese. Repeat next layer ending with Mozzarella Cheese.
Step 6

Cover casserole; bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
Step 7

Remove cover; continue baking until Mozzarella Cheese melts and browns slightly.
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