Second-helping Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) package penne pasta (i usually pick the whole grain one)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 -2 cup mushroom (the store i get these from are already packaged and sliced)
• 1 (26 ounce) jar of classico cabernet marinara with herbs pasta sauce
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese
• salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 boil water on a hot stove. add penne, a dash of salt, and dallop of evoo.
• 3 while that is boiling, chop onions and mushrooms.
• 4 in a skillet, add a tablespoon of evoo. wait til the oil thins. add onions and mushrooms.
• 5 while they are cooking, open and add ground beef to the skillet. stir until the beef is brown.
• 6 remove pasta from stove and drain the water. penne should be should be done by the 15 min mark. i always taste one noodle to make sure. it shouldn't be soggy - that's over cooking them.
• 7 in a large baking dish, add pasta, ground beef mixture and sauce. mix it up a little bit so every noodle has been covered.
• 8 add cheese.
• 9 bake for 20-30 minutes. cheese should be melted and a hint of brown on the edges.
• 10 make sure you cool down your pasta a little bit before serving. enjoy!