Four Cheese Pasta & Beef

Submitted by Hop Sings Prarie Di

"This is a simple and easy dish that can be made in a pinch. If time and quality is of the essense this is the quick fix for you!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 8 ounces penne
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes or (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 cup sliced green onion
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1⁄2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1⁄2 cup shredded parmesan cheese (substitute mozzerella for swiss cheese, Provolone or monterey jack pepper cheese)

directions

1. Boil water for pasta.
2. Brown meat, salt and pepper to taste.
3. Drain excess grease.
4. Add tomatoes and cook over medium until stightly thickened.
5. Cook Pasta.
6. Stir cream cheese & onions into tomato & beef mixture until cream cheese melts.
7. Add shredded cheeses and toss pasta (Add pasta to skillet) .
8. Remove from heat.
9. Cover 1-2 Minutes.
10. Serve and add grated parmesan. (Not required).

Reviews

[VioletAndPurple]

I hate to be one of THOSE reviewers (:D), but...<br/><br/>This is a great base recipe. Tasty, but there were a couple issues. First, I didn't feel like one can of diced tomatoes had quite the liquid for the dish. I ended up adding some pasta sauce, but I think tomato sauce would work, too. I had to add quite a bit. Next, it needed a little pizzaz, so I added some garlic and seasonings. Additionally, I think this is a dish you could very easily make much healthier with low-fat CC, low fat cheese, etc. It makes a TON of food, and is a hit with my whole house!

 

[Jules211]

Made this for dinner yesterday, let me say this 1st off it is very filling & cheesey. We got 5 servings yesterday and there is 3-4 left over the kids are goona eat soon. Everyone enjoyed this. We will be eating this again. Thanks for the post