Quick Baked Pasta

Quick Baked Pasta

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Servings: 6-8

    • About This Recipe

    “My sister gave this recipe to me. It is quick and delicious.”

    Ingredients

  • 2tablespoonsolive oil
  • 1lblean ground beef
  • 3clovesgarlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1cup marinara sauce or 1cupspaghetti sauce
  • 1cupcanned brown gravy( “or” homemade)
  • 2/3 cuphalf-and-half
  • 1/4 cupparmesan cheese
  • 1teaspoonoregano
  • 1/2 teaspoonrosemary
  • salt and pepper
  • 1lbpenne pasta

    • Topping

  • 1cupshredded mozzarella cheese

    • Directions

  • Bring water to a boil.
  • Add oil, beef and garlic to heated frying pan.
  • Saute until meat is browned; drain excess fat.
  • Add all remaining ingredients except the cheese for topping and the pasta.
  • Simmer the whole mixture while the pasta cooks until just tender.
  • Drain the pasta and mix it with the sauce.
  • Pour all into a 3 qt.
  • (9×13) glass baking dish and top with the mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake uncovered at 350 for 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

    • Reviews

  • “I followed this recipe to a “T”…and it was just sort of plain tasting.I was hoping for more from the addition of the half-and-half and gravy.I made it with “healthy” penne pasta…and we were not as pleased as I had hoped. I will not be making it again.Thank you for posting the recipe though!”

  • “A very good casserole.I increased the sauce ingredients by at least double because we like things saucy.Even then, it was still quite dry;the sauce amounts listed in the recipe would have made this way too dry for us.The flavours were quite good; I really liked the addition of the gravy and the cream.Delicious as leftovers too!”

  • “The only changes I made were a finely chopped onion and a splash of white wine. We loved it and this will replace all my pasta meat sauce recipes!”

  • “Very Good! I did use about 1/2 cup more marinara sauce and gravy as that was the amount in the jars I used. Recipe was loved by my husband and also my daughter, her husband and two small children. This recipe is definately a keeper.”

  • “This was really good.I also added a 1/2 cup more of each marinara and gravy.I made my own gravy for this also.Next time I will add another 1/2 cup of each b/c we would like it a little more saucy.But I will definetly make again, as it was very yummy!”

  • “This was a wonderful, delicious recipe!Only problem was didn’t have enough liquid.Next time I will up the liquids a half a cup.The taste was great!I will make this againThanks ; )”

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