Pasta Loaf With Meat Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked shell pasta or 2 cups elbow macaroni (8 oz.)
• 1 cup soft breadcrumbs (crusts removed)
• 1 cup grated colby-monterey jack cheese or 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped pimiento
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup hot half-and-half cream
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 3 tablespoons chopped onions
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef (i use ground round)
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon kitchen bouquet (browning sauce)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 dash nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine macaroni, bread crumbs, cheese and pimiento.
• 2 in separate bowl, beat eggs.
• 3 add half-n-half, butter, onion, salt and pepper.
• 4 beat until well combined.
• 5 combine egg mixture with macaroni mixture, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
• 6 turn into a greast 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, smoothing top.
• 7 set pan in shallow pan with water.
• 8 bake at 350 for 1 hour or until set.
• 9 meanwhile, prepare meat sauce by sauteeing meat and onion in skillet until browned.
• 10 drain off fat.
• 11 add all remaining ingredients.
• 12 stir until well blended and heat through.
• 13 thin with more milk, if desired.
• 14 remove macaroni loaf from pan onto serving platter.
• 15 cut into slices.
• 16 serve with meat sauce.