Recipe for Week #2

Baked Pasta

Ingredients

1 box (approximately 1 pound) penne pasta

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

½ pound ground hamburger

1 green bell pepper, seeded & chopped

1 can (14 oz.) diced tomatoes with juice

1 small can chopped black olives

2 eggs, beaten

3 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil (or 1 Tbsp. dried)

1 jar Spaghetti Sauce

Parmesan Cheese (to grate on top)

Instructions

Cook the pasta in boiling water until almost tender, but not fully cooked (about 8 minutes).

While the pasta is boiling: 

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan.  Add the onion, garlic, hamburger, and pepper. Cook until the hamburger is cooked and the vegetables are almost tender.  Add the tomatoes and olives.  Then stir in the spaghetti sauce.  Cook until heated. 

 

Turn the heat off.  Add the pasta, eggs and basil to the mixture.  Stir together.

 

Lightly grease a casserole pan.  Pour the pasta mixture into the pan.  Grate some fresh Parmesan Cheese all over the top.  Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.

Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes.  Have extra Parmesan Cheese available for people to put on the top of their serving (if desired).

Serve with your family’s favorite green salad.