Pasta With Ground Beef And Tomato

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 12 ounces pasta, any kind (i like rotini or bowtie)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced italian tomatoes (undrained)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/2 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or omit and use 2 cloves of minced)
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded five-cheese italian cheese blend (or cheese of your choice)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350'.
• 2 in a medium skillet, add beef and onion and cook until beef is no longer pink and onion is translucent.
• 3 drain off fat and set aside.
• 4 while beef is browning, in a large pot, cook pasta according to package directions. (i usually cook it a minute less than directed because it will cook while in the oven as well).
• 5 when pasta is cooked drain and add rest of the ingredients to the pot, reserving 1/4 of the shredded cheese (about 1/2 cup) and blend well.
• 6 transfer above mixture to a large buttered baking dish and spread evenly.
• 7 top with remaining 1/4 of cheese.
• 8 cover and bake at 350' for 20-30 minutes. uncover the last 5-10 minutes and bake until hot and bubbly and cheese on top is melted.