Best Baked Penne With Meat Sauce Recipes

PENNE PASTA WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the penne pasta: Heat to boiling a large pot with 4 quarts of water in it. Once the water is boiling, salt it with 2 Tbsp of salt. Once the water returns to a boil add the pasta to the pot. Leave uncovered, let cook on high heat with a vigorous boil. Put the timer on for 8-10 minutes, or whatever your pasta package says is appropriate for al dente (cooked but still a little firm). Drain.

BAKED PENNE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brown meat with vegetables in large nonstick skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce, 3/4 cup cooking creme and 1/2 cup mozzarella: cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted. Add pasta; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole; top with remaining cooking creme and mozzarella. Cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 15 min.

BAKED PENNE WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, combine undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, wine or tomato juice, dried oregano, pepper and crushed red pepper. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion until meat is brown. Drain off fat. Stir tomato mixture into meat mixture in skillet. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in cooked pasta, and olives.
• Divide the pasta mixture among six 10 to 12 ounce individual casseroles. Bake, covered, for 15 minutes. (Or spoon all of the pasta mixture into a 2-quart casserole. Bake, covered to 30 minutes). Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, about 5 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

BAKED PENNE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in medium bowl; set aside. Brown meat with vegetables in large nonstick skillet. Stir in pasta sauce, cream cheese mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until mozzarella is melted. Add pasta; mix lightly.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole; top with remaining mozzarella. Cover.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 15 min.

PENNE BEEF BAKE

Steps:

• Cook penne according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook the beef, zucchini, pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, Alfredo sauce, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and garlic powder. Drain penne; stir into meat mixture., Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, 3-5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. If desired, top with parsley.

BAKED PENNE WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta to al dente stage in a large pot of boiling water. Drain well.
• In a large, deep skillet, heat olive oil. Add onion and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionallly, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add Italian sausage and ground round, stirring to break up, until meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in diced tomatoes, tomato paste, marjoram, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large bowl.
• In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add flour and cook over moderate heat, whisking, for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the milk and cook over moderately high heat, whisking constantly, until the sauce is very thick and boiling, 7-8 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in the parmigiano-reggiano cheese.
• Stir all but 1 1/2 cups of the sauce into the meat mixture along with the pasta and season with salt and pepper.
• Sppon pasta in to a 3 qt baking dish. Spread the reserved 1 1/2 cups of sauce on top.
• Bake the pasta in the center of the oven for about 30 minutes. Broil 8" from the heat for 2 minutes, until the top is browned and bubbling. Let sit fo 10 minutes before serving.
• Can be prepared through spooning pasta into baking dish. Refrigerate overnight. Bake for additional 30 minutes.

BAKED PENNE WITH GROUND BEEF AND TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• For the sauce; heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat; add in onion, bell pepper, oregano, basil and chili flakes (if using) sauté for about 5 minutes (adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking).
• Add in the tomato paste and stir for about 1 minute.
• Add in all remaining ingredients; bring to a boil and simmer (UNCOVERED) on low heat for about 1-1/2 hours.
• Season with salt and pepper then remove the bay leaf.
• At this point you can cool then refrigerate for up to 2 days.
• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a medium casserole dish (or a 13 x 9-inch baking dish).
• In a large skillet cook the ground beef until well browned, breaking up with a spoon until crumbled; drain fat.
• To the skillet add in about 5 cups prepared tomato sauce (more is okay, or just go ahead and use the whole amount of sauce if desired more sauce will never hurt lol!) cook for about 15-20 minutes on medium-low heat.
• Remove from heat and add in 1-1/2 cups mozzarella cheese; stir with wooden spoon to combine.
• Add in the cooked penne pasta; toss to combine with sauce and cheese.
• Transfer to baking dish.
• Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese then about 1/2 cup (or more) mozzarella cheese, return to oven and cook 5-8 minutes more or until the cheese is melted.
• Delicious!