Italian Pasta Casserole
Cheesy buttered pasta layered with saucy ground beef then topped with more cheese! Who doesn’t love a delicious casserole? This recipe is great for the kids or the adults and my grandkids loved this one!
Ingredients
Spray a 4 quart casserole
dish with cooking spray.
Add the ground beef to a large
frying pan over medium heat.
Cook until no more pink
remains then drain any grease.
Add the herbs and mix.
Add the spaghetti sauce and stir.
Bring to a simmer and simmer
for 10-15 minutes until thick.
Boil the pasta according to the package
directions cooking them al dente then drain.
Add the butter and toss until the butter melts.
Add the Parmesan cheese and toss.
Place 1/3rd of the sauce into the bottom of
the casserole dish. Top with 1/2 of the pasta.
Top with 1/3rd of the sauce again.
Top with the last half of the pasta.
Top with the rest of the sauce.
Sprinkle the Mozzarella
cheese evenly on top.
Cover with a lid or foil and
bake for 35 minutes in a
preheated 350 degree oven.
Remove from the oven, remove the
lid and let sit for 5 minutes then serve.
Italian Pasta Casserole
http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 24 oz spaghetti sauce
- 8 oz wide egg noodles
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 6 oz shredded Mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 4 quart casserole dish with cooking oil.
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, cook ground beef until no pink remains. Drain the grease.
- Add the herbs and stir.
- Add the spaghetti sauce and stir. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Boil the noodles according to the package directions, just until al dente.
- Drain and add the butter, tossing until the butter melts.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and toss.
- Place 1/3rd of the sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish.
- Top with 1/2 of the pasta.
- Top with 1/3rd of sauce again.
- Top with the rest of the pasta.
- Top with the rest of the sauce.
- Sprinkle evenly with the Mozzarella cheese on top.
- Cover and bake for 35 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Remove the cover and let sit for 5 minutes and serve.
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Categories: Casseroles, Cheese, Ground Beef, Pasta, Sauces
Looks devouring!
Thanks my 4 year old grandson ate 2 bowls!
Can’t blame him!
Almost lasagna! ;->
Virtual hugs,
Judie
You’re right! Thanks!
Woww that looks delicious!
Thanks it turned out really good!
It must have!
Sounds like a perfect casserole…simple and delicious!
Thanks Robin!
The girls will make this one soon, no doubt. Thanks for posting it!
Wonderful it is a fun one to make too! Enjoy!
And they did make it. Everyone raved! Thank you for the fun it brought to our kitchen. 🙂
Wonderful! I am so glad it worked out. Everyone has different tastes so it’s always nice to hear somebody else like’s something as much as we do. Thank you for telling me!
My pleasure. 🙂
Yummy! Sounds delicious!
Thank you it is a definite keeper!
Oh my!
I know it was so good!
It looks amazing!!!!
Thanks so much Laura!
Oh my gosh, yum, yum, yum!
Oh yes it turned out really good. I know that because the grandkids loved it..hahahaha Thank you so much Erica!
This looks so good, can’t wait to try!
Thank you it is definitely worth trying. I am such a sucker for casseroles like this. Enjoy!
Your grandchildren sound like excellent food testers.
Only when I fix meals with no onion (I use powdered and dehydrated onions) and not too much cheese…lol
I love casseroles. This is almost the same as the one we make. We need to try ours with the wider noodles. 😊
I like to use homemade or Amish noodles. They are so much thicker and better. Thank you!
It looks tasty Diane – I like ground beef … anything ground beef and tomato and cheese on top – yes please!
I wish I could send you some! Thanks Linda!
Thanks Diane – I wish you could too. I had a long walk in the cold this morning and it is so late, if I stay up a little longer, it will be time for breakfast! Right now I am starving!
One bowl at least for me please! Thank you for sharing.
You got it!!!! You’re welcome! ❣
My pleasure!
This looks so yummy Diane. We use a lot of fresh, ground Italian pork from a local farm so I probably would substitute that, This is going on the menu for this week!!
That will still taste amazing! I am so happy with how this turned out. Enoy!
Yum!
Thank you!
Not even kidding.. this is making my stomach growl, and I just ate like 30 minutes ago hahah. Time for a snack!
Lol how do you stay so thin I am so jealous!
🤣 I hear being crazy burns calories!! That’s what I attribute it to 😂
How do you come up with all these delicious recipes? I guess your gifted!
When you get my age and cooked for this many years it’s easy! Thanks!
This looks yummy! And, I like how it is an easy one-dish meal.
Thank you Sheryl I tend to make a lot of one pot meals whether in the oven or the slow cooker. Have a great week!
this looks so delicious
This looks delicious and easy! I think my family will enjoy the little seashell pasta in it. Thank you!
Thank you! Any pasta will taste great in this dish Pam, enjoy! 💕
Hmmm. Yep, I think I can manage this one and my people would like it.
I believe in you! 💕
Haha. Thanks. 🙂
This looks amazing, Diane! Printing now. Happy New Year!
Thank you, Happy New Year Kellye!
Thank you Betsy for all your humor and sharing some of my recipes!