ITALIAN CASSEROLE
We love meals that are easy to make and pack a punch of flavor. This is full of tomatoey flavor and has a great meaty taste throughout the dish. The bits of ooey, gooey cheese are perfect. Gail is right, it tastes like a cross between pizza and lasagna. So good!
Provided by Gail Welch
Categories Casseroles
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook rotini in boiling water 7-9 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- 2. While rotini is cooking, brown seasoned ground chuck (with salt and pepper) and onion (if desired).
- 3. Combine pasta, 2 cups of spaghetti sauce (or pizza sauce), tomato paste, tomato sauce, sugar, garlic salt, and oregano. Add beef mixture to pasta and sauce.
- 4. Pour 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce in bottom of 3 qt casserole dish. Pour half of beef and pasta mixture over sauce.
- 5. Top with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese. Then pour remaining meat and pasta mixture over top.
- 6. Add 1 cup of mozzarella cheese on top of meat mixture.
- 7. Place pepperoni slices on top of cheese and bake for 25-30 minutes until hot and pepperoni is somewhat crisp. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
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Muhammad Khan Niazii
[email protected]This casserole is a classic for a reason. It's simple, delicious, and always a hit with my family and friends.
Lubega Elisa
[email protected]I'm Italian and I can tell you that this casserole is not authentic Italian food. But it's still pretty good.
Smiling Smiling
[email protected]This casserole is a great comfort food. It's perfect for a cold winter night.
mide ninja
[email protected]This casserole is so versatile! I've made it with different types of pasta, sauce, and cheese. It's always delicious.
Chuck Treezy
[email protected]This casserole is a great way to use up leftover pasta. I also like to add some cooked vegetables to it for a healthier meal.
Dominick Diaz
[email protected]This casserole is so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser. I love that I can throw it together with ingredients I usually have on hand.
Sk NiHADNN
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my casserole turned out dry and overcooked. I'm going to try it again with a different recipe.
Melissa Akens
[email protected]This casserole was a bit too cheesy for me, but my kids loved it. I'll probably make it again with less cheese next time.
Precious Uvieze
[email protected]I made this casserole for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe.
MD Robi Alam
[email protected]This casserole was a little bland for my taste. I think I'll add some extra spices next time.
Md jhorul Islam
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the casserole turned out great! It was cheesy, saucy, and flavorful. My family loved it.
Odunayo Oyindamola
[email protected]This casserole was easy to make and tasted delicious. I especially liked the crispy cheese topping.
Sadia Aktar
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of casseroles, but this one was really good! The cheese and sauce were so flavorful and the pasta was cooked perfectly.
Aziz Boukhari
[email protected]This Italian casserole was a hit with my family! The flavors were perfectly balanced and the pasta was cooked to perfection. I will definitely be making this again.