Mostacolli With Meat Sauce
Created by elsie on November 13, 2011
- Servings: 10-12
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 45m
- Recipe #2513
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (browned and drained)
- 1 can (16 ounce) tomatoes (diced or crushed)
- 1 can (6 ounce) tomato paste
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more)
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound dry pasta (cooked Mostacolli noodles, drained)
How to Make
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Step 1: In a medium saucepan, brown hamburger and onion; drain liquid.
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Step 2: Add the green pepper, garlic, mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and bay leaf.
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Step 3: Cover and let simmer for 30-45 minutes.
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Step 4: In a large stock pot, cook the pasta in boiling salted water for approximately 12-15 minutes or until tender.
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Step 5: Drain the pasta in a colander and add pasta back into the stock pot.
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Step 6: Add the meat sauce to the pot of pasta and mix throughly. Add a little water if it looks to thick or dry. Simmer until mostacolli noodles and meat sauce are heated evenly together.
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Step 7: Serve on plates and sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (185.5 g)
- Calories 314.9
- Total Fat - 9.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.9 g
- Cholesterol - 49.6 mg
- Sodium - 308.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 40.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.1 g
- Sugars - 2.1 g
- Protein - 18.7 g
- Calcium - 20.5 mg
- Iron - 2.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 15.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg