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Weeknight Mostaccioli

Weeknight Mostaccioli

The Sugar Coated Cottage
Easy take on a comforting classic!
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Dinner
Servings 8 -10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup chopped green peppers
  • 1 lb ground sirloin*
  • 1 Tbsp italian seasoning I used Mrs. Dash
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pepper
  • 2 jars spaghetti sauce I used Barilla Traditiional sauce
  • 3/4 lb dry mostaccioli or rigatoni noodles. **
  • 2 cups mozzarella
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Instructions
 

  • In a large stove top to oven pan heat olive oil.
  • When oil is hot add minced garlic and green peppers, saute 2 minutes.
  • Add ground sirloin, salt, pepper and italian seasoning, cook until meat is browned.
  • Add both jars of spaghetti sauce.
  • Simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Cook pasta per manufacturers instructions and drain.
  • Add pasta to meat sauce, I would recommend adding pasta in small batches, stir well to combine.
  • Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the entire pan of pasta and sauce.
  • Place under the broiler for 3-4 minutes, cheese will melt and blister quicky so keep an eye on it so as not to burn it.
  • Remove from oven, sprinkle with parsley. Serve with extra cheese if desired.

Notes

*I used ground sirloin because it has less grease when it cooks which means no grease floating on the sauce.
**When I mentioned the 3/4 lb of pasta, this is before cooking it, the box will usually be for 1 lb total dry pasta.
***The secret that makes this cook fast is that its all hot (pasta, meat and sauce) when it goes into the oven, so there is no extended bake time.
****If you wanted to prepare this the day before do all the steps up to sprinkling with cheese (don't add cheese) and refrigerate. When ready preheat oven to 350 degrees F, bake for 55 minutes or until sauce is bubbling. Add cheese and broil additional 3-4 minutes to melt and blister the cheese. When done sprinkle with parsley and serve.
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