Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Baked Penne Pasta

This is a recipe I saw over at Real Mom Kitchen. Hers is called Baked Ziti, but I had penne pasta on hand. She has lots of easy recipes that are family friendly.
I altered a couple things, but over all the recipe is her's. It satisfied Doug, Jonah and I  at the dinner table and me during the preparations!


1lb ground beef
1 cup onion (chopped)
2 garlic cloves (minced), I buy it in the jar already minced, so easy
1 (26 ounce) can meatless spaghetti sauce
1 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
 3/4 of a (16 oz) package penne pasta (cooked and drained)
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, shred your own, you'll love yourself for it
1 cup grated parmesan cheese, I didn't measure, just sprinkled what I thought it needed, probably not a full cup

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a large skillet add ground beef, onions and garlic. Cook over medium high heat stirring frequently until the beef is browned.

Stir in spaghetti sauce, chicken broth and Italian seasoning. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

Stir in 1 cup of sauce into the cooked penne noodles.

Spoon ½ of the penne mixture into a 13×9” baking dish.

Sprinkle 1 ½ cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup  parmesan cheese over the top of the penne mixture.

Top with 2 cups of the sauce, then add remaining penne mixture and top that with the remaining sauce.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes remove from oven, uncover and sprinkle the top with the remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

Source: Real Mom Kitchen

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