Monday, September 22, 2008

Pasta Bake

Here’s another one…. That we love….

1lb ground beef
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
Italian Seasoning
Salt and Pepper
Garlic Clove
2 cups of Elbow Noodles (or any other small pasta.. I never use the same kind)
8 oz of Shredded Cheddar Cheese (sometimes I use a combo of Mozzarella and Cheddar)
Pinch of sugar…

Season the ground beef with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning… Brown the ground beef and diced garlic… Drain.
Add the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce… (I usually re-season… once I add the sauce and tomatoes… this is where I add the pinch of salt…)
Let the mixture cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
Boil noodles while the meat sauce is cooking…

Once the noodles are done and drained, mix the noodles and sauce…
Pour into a casserole dish and top with cheese… sometimes I will layer it… noodle and sauce… then cheese… noodles and sauce … then cheese…

Bake at 350 for about 30 to 45 minutes… until cheese is melted and a golden brown color on top…

Another Favorite…