Baked Mostaccioli
An easy make-ahead dish for any family dinner.
Equipment
- 9x13 pan
- large sauce pan
Ingredients
- 12 oz penne or mostaccioli
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 24 oz marinara sauce
- 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes preferably fire roasted
- ¼ cup water
- 1½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella ~ 2 cups
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated/crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Par cook pasta (a minute or two less than package instructions for al dente). Drain and set aside.
- In a large saucepan brown ground beef, onion, and garlic.
- Stir in marinara, diced tomatoes, water, italian seasoning, and brown sugar. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in heavy cream and simmer 3-5 minutes, or until thickened.
- Add pasta to sauce and stir to coat evenly, and pour sauce and pasta into 9x13 baking pan.
- Top with cheeses.
- Bake 30-35 minutes, or until hot (usually bubbling) and cheese is medium brown.
Notes
- This recipe calls for par-cooking the noodles as they'll cook more in the oven.
- To make ahead you can prep and cover in the fridge, and cook for 5-10 additional minutes to cook through.