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Get your forks ready! This Cheesy Beef and Pasta Casserole is loaded with flavor! The perfect comfort food that’s ready in minutes
Cheesy Beef and Pasta Casserole
Delicious ground beef cooked with mushrooms in a hearty tomato basil sauce, tossed with cavatelli pasta and melted mozzarella cheese, served with a side of sourdough toast topped with herb butter.
Can this dinner be even more delicious?
This is one of those dishes that can be whipped up in no time and feed an army. It’s easy to make, customizable, and freezable. Make 2 casseroles and freeze one. That way, you get dinner ready next week.
You can also make it in advance and bake it off at the last minute.
Do you know that show on TV called Chopped?
Where chefs are presented with a mystery basket of ingredients, and they have to cook a meal using those items.
Well, they should invite stay-at-home moms to the show, because we perform this task daily.
Open the fridge, check what we have, and what’s about to go bad; check the pantry, see what’s about to expire, and create a delicious meal that picky eaters will eat.
Chopped: the mom version.
In this case, I had some ground beef, mushrooms, a bottle of Little Italy from the Bronx pasta sauce, Celentano Cavatelli frozen pasta, shredded cheese, Land O Lakes butter spread, and The Rustik Oven Sourdough bread.
And ta-da! I made Cheesy Beef and Pasta Casserole served with herb butter sourdough. The whole kitchen will smell amazing, especially when spreading that herb butter over toasted bread.
Comfort food at its best.
I hope you can try this delicious Cheesy Beef and Pasta Casserole at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet.
Cheesy Beef and Pasta Casserole
Ingredients
For Beef
- 1 lb Lean Ground Beef
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 8 oz Mushrooms, chopped
- 4 Garlic Cloves, chopped
- 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
- Salt + Pepper
- 24 oz Tomato Sauce
For Casserole
- 24 oz Cavatelli, frozen
- 2 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
Instructions
For Beef
- In a large skillet, heat the oil on medium heat.
- Add the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes or until softened. Add the mushrooms and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the beef and use a wooden spoon to break it up into pieces. Brown the beef while stirring. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the tomato sauce and mix well. Check for seasoning and make the necessary adjustments.
Assembly
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large baking dish, empty the bag of frozen Celentano Cavatelli. Add the beef and mix well.
- Top with cheese and cover with foil.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5-10 minutes or until cheese has browned and mixture is bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and enjoy!
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