Baked Penne with Meat Sauce

By TamaraKay1

Ingredients

• 8 oz. dried penne
• 14 oz. can Italian style tomatoes
• 3 oz. (1/3c) Italian style tomato paste
• 1/4 c. dry red wine or tomato juice
• 1/2 t. sugar
• 1/2 t. dried oregano or 2 t. fresh oregano
• 1/4 t. ground pepper
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 1/4 c. sliced, pitted ripe olives
• 1/2 c. shredded, reduced fat Mozzarella cheese

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook pasta according to directions, drain well. Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, combine canned tomatoes, tomato paste, wine or juice, sugar,dried oregano(if using), and pepper; blend or process until smooth, set aside. Brown ground beef with onion and drain. Stir in tomato mixture, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for ten minutes. Add olives, pasta, and fresh oregano (if using). Bake covered for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake uncovered for 5 more minutes, or until cheese melts.