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Baked: Baked Penne Casserole

Source of Recipe

BH&G,, posted to recipecircus by catgurrl


List of Ingredients

One 16-ounce pkg. penne pasta
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. Italian sausage (out of the casings)
1 onion, chopped (more, if desired)
1 Tbsp minced garlic
6 to 7 cups spaghetti sauce (homemade), or two 26-ounce cans of good spaghetti sauce
6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced or grated
1/2 cup sour cream (or mixture of 1/2 sour cream, 1/2 cottage cheese)
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
4 Tbsp (approx.) grated Parmesan cheese


Recipe

1. Cook the pasta and drain it well.

2. Saute the onion and meat in in a large skillet or pan big enough to hold all the sauce. Add the garlic, stir, and add the spaghetti sauce. Simmer about 15 minutes. Taste and season as you like. (I often add basil or rosemary, and a little sugar to make up for the sweetness lost with canned sauce.)

3. Put in layers in a greased 9x13-inch baking dish in this order: 1/2 of the pasta, provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 of the sauce mixture; remaining pasta, mozzarella cheese, and remaining sauce. Top with lots of fresh grated Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until cheese is melted and everything is heated through.