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How to make Johnny Marzetti Casserole – (Ground Beef Casserole Recipe)

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups dry rotini pasta
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 pound bulk mild Italian sausage
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 lb white mushrooms washed and chopped
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 15-16 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 15-16 ounce can tomato sauce
  • 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded old Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a pan, put the minced meat and sausage, fry on all sides, stirring constantly, so that the mixture is crumbly. 
  • Meanwhile, cut the mushrooms into large pieces, chop the onion and garlic and add everything to the pan. Stir and fry. 
  • Add chopped tomatoes and tomato paste, mix. 
  • Add salt, pepper and Italian herbs. Cover, reduce heat and simmer a little. 
  • Meanwhile, boil the rotini paste in salted water until al dente. 
  • Grate both types of cheese and put in different containers. 
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
  • Layout the layers in a baking dish: ½ minced meat, then rotini paste, then grated Italian cheese and the remaining half of minced meat. Cover the pan with foil and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes. 
  • Remove the foil, sprinkle the casserole with grated cheddar and leave in the oven until the cheese melts. The dish is ready!

Notes

  • You can add fresh bell peppers or celery to the mushrooms. 
  • if mushrooms and tomatoes give too much liquid, increase the heat and cook for some time without a lid so that the liquid evaporates. 
  • Do not cook the paste for too long, only until half-cooked. Remember, the dish will be cooked for another 40 minutes in the oven. 
 
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