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Baked Penne Pasta

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings
Susanne Susanne Eagan

Ingredients

  • 1 box of penne pasta
  • 1  pound ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 1 cup chopped yellow or white onion
  • 3 cups marinara sauce here's my recipe or you can use store bought
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1 cup Italian Blend Cheese with Cream Cheese*
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • Salt and Pepper
  • *If you can’t find this blend at your grocery store you can substitute with any blend of Italian Cheeses

Instructions

  1. Coat the bottom of a large skillet with the Olive Oil and then heat up over medium high heat brown beef and drain off fat
  2. Return beef to skillet and stir in 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and tablespoon Italian Seasoning stirring until well combined
  3. In a 9x13 casserole dish layer 1/2 the prepared pasta (drained but not rinsed)
  4. layer on half of the beef
  5. then spread half of the sauce top
  6. sprinkle on 1/2 cup of Italian blend cheeses evenly across top