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Baked Penne Pasta Casserole

Cheesy, gooey, and full of Italian flavor, this Baked Penne Pasta Casserole is simply amazing!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb dry penne or ziti pasta
  • 1 chopped onion 
  • 1 lb ground beef or sausage
  • 2x 24 oz jars spaghetti sauce
  • 6 oz provolone cheese sliced (about 9 round slices)
  • 1 ½ cups sour cream
  • 6 oz mozzarella cheese shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Method
 

To start
  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
  2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  4. Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Layer the casserole
  1. Put a very thin layer of sauce mixture (about 1/2 cup) in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
  2. Layer half (1/2) of the ziti pasta.
  3. Layer provolone cheese slices over the pasta.
  4. Spread sour cream over the slices of cheese.
  5. Spread half of the remaining sauce mixture over the cheese and sour cream layer.
  6. Layer the remaining ziti pasta over the meat sauce.
  7. Next, add a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese.
  8. Then layer on the remaining sauce mixture.
  9. Top with grated Parmesan cheese
Baking the Casserole
  1. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted

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