Easy Pasta Bake

Submitted by Rabia

"I wanted to make an easy pasta dish. Here is what I came up with."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (24 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 16 ounces fusilli
• 1 lb grated mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 24 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven 375 degrees.
2. Brown ground beef.
3. Add spaghetti sauce.
4. Simmer 30 minutes.
5. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
6. Mix pasta and meat meat sauce.
7. Combine ricotta cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese and 1/2 of mozzarella cheese.
8. In a pan, 1st layer pasta with meat sauce, then cheese mixture; repeat pasta with meat sauce.
9. Top with mozzarella cheese.
10. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until cheese is melted.