Baked Mostaccioli

Redsie's Note:

From Country Ground Beef.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 8 ounces mostaccioli noodles
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 -1 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cups shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook mostaccioli according to package directions; drain and set aside.
2. In a large saucepan, brown ground beef, onion and garlic; drain.
3. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, mushrooms, water, salt, sugar, basil, pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaf. Stir in mostaccioli.
4. Spoon half into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; layer with remaining meat mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil.
5. Bake at 350 ° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through.
6. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[HeatherL (Chef #819797)]

OMG this is sooooooo good! My kids goobled this up and then asked when I would make it again! lol I did leave out the mushrooms (no one in my family likes them) but other than that, made as is! Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!

[Lainey6605]

Wonderful mostaccioli! I made it exactly as stated except that I substituted sliced black olives for the mushrooms since my youngest son is not crazy about mushrooms. It would be delicious with mushrooms, though, too! I love the sauce and it was so easy to make. Thanks for sharing!

[WI Cheesehead]

I premade this and my DH put it in the oven at dinner time. I used whole wheat blend noodles, 1 lb gr turkey, 1/2 lb lean gr beef, no mushrooms and regular mozzarella. I messed up and put the noodles in the sauce b4 simmering for 30 minutes, but it was still gobbled down by my family. Thanks for a great first attempt at mostaccioli!