I was told that the very best recipes are on this site, well this is one that is the very best! I've made a lot of casseroles with pasta and beef this one takes the cake, I made exactly as written, the only thing is that is took a lot longer to bake, after the specified time it was still not hot in the center I had to cook it for another 30 minutes, this one is going to be stored to in a safe place to make a zillion times again, thank you for a wonderful recipe!