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Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef or chuck
- 1 cup pepperoni slices
- 1 jar or can pasta sauce ( I used Ragu Sweet Basil and Sun dried Tomato)
- 1 lb. pasta
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 2 cups water
- 1 Tbs. sugar
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese
- 2 cups Mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 1/2 cup green pepper chopped
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 tsp. basil
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
Preparation
Step 1
When I was kid we played outside and when I say that, I mean we played outside all day long from the time we got up to dark and sometimes even after dark. We played at other kids houses and they played at ours, but my mother had a rule that you could not go inside any one's house no matter what. If she found out you went in any one's house, you would not be allowed to go back. I am sure other parents loved her rule and looking back it was a smart rule to make. One day I was playing with some kids who I usually didn't play with, but the older of the two and I had two loves...softball and gymnastics, so we gravitated to each other. They wanted me to come in their house so I could see their rooms and such. I hated to say my mother would kill me if I went inside, so I decided to take a chance and go in for just a peek.
This is a budget stretcher and makes a box of pasta and a pound of ground beef go a long way! In these economic times, we all need more of these dishes.
You can use 2 jars of pasta sauce instead of the tomato paste and water. I think the tomato paste makes a richer meat sauce.
Cook the pasta just until al dente. You can use just about any pasta you have on hand...penne, rotini, even egg noodles work well. Pour them into a large casserole dish you have sprayed with cooking spray.
Brown ground beef with onion and green pepper. Drain any fat off. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Add pasta sauce, tomato paste, water, sugar and basil. Stir and bring to a low simmer. Simmer for about 20 minutes.
Pour the meat sauce over the pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Layer pepperoni on top of cheese and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese again. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until bubbly and starting to brown.
Had this first at a friends house and knew I had to have recipe. I agree you can't go wrong with this one and next time I'll add pepperoni too
I grew up in southern Ohio, and we made this alot. I had totally forgotten all about this delicious dish from my childhood. Going to make this for my south Georgia hubby!
This is pretty much the same recipe I use for baked rigatoni.The only change besides the pasta is I chop the pepperoni up and mix it in as well as about half the cheese..It is always a big hit with the Grandsons!Thanks for all the great recipes.I check out your blog everyday.Oh,and I live on the Mason-Dixon Line (on the Southern side,of course !)
My mother in law from Ohio mskes this..Once she told me the name of it I totally thought she had made up this recipe on her ownn.but boy did it taste delicious when she is done.. She adds saausage to her ground beef and omits the peperoni...yum!!
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