Italian Pasta Bake

Submitted by AmandaT143

"Great meal! I made this for a party and everyone seemed to love it. It reminds me of a ziti but tastes much better!!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9

ingredients

• 1 lb ground sausage
• 1 lb ground beef
• 16 ounces mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1 -2 lb penne pasta
• 16 ounces Hunts tomato sauce

directions

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown the ground beef & ground sausage together, season to taste as you like, until fully cooked. In a separate pot, boil water for noodles and cook until al dente.
3. Drain pasta and put back into the pot, add in the ground meats & sauce.
4. Add in the parmesan cheese and 3/4 of the mozzarella cheese and stir well to combine. Add in your seasonings at this time as well.
5. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Papa D 1946-2012]

The list of ingredients sounded good so I made this as written, the taste was bland and overpowered by the amount of Italian seasoning and not much in the way of a sauce. Also the directions aren't clear as to how or what to bake this in. As written this makes a lot, it filled a 9 x 13 casserole dish. With some adjustments this could be a great dish, for sure a lot less Italian seasoning and maybe a marinara sauce in place of the tomato sauce. *Made for fall 2009 PAC*