BEEF AND MOZZARELLA BAKED ROTINI RECIPE - (4/5)

Beef and Mozzarella Baked Rotini Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by gmbeckett

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic
1 pound lean ground beef
4 cups tomato sauce
1 package rotini
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced

Steps:

In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute onion and garlic until softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add beef; cook, breaking up with spoon, until no longer pink, in about 10 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce and mushrooms; reduce heat to medium and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta for 2 minutes less than package instructions indicated (pasta will be slightly undercooked). Drain, return to pot. Toss together pasta, meat sauce, 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons of the parmesan cheese. Spread in 13x9-inch casserole dish; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Bake in 350°F oven until cheese is melted and pasta is bubbly, about 30 minutes.