PASTA BAKE WITH MEAT SAUCE & CHEESE

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Enjoy a meat lover's pasta bake with Pasta Bake with Meat Sauce & Cheese. It's also a cheese lover's pasta bake, but they'll dig the meat sauce too.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 1h

Yield 14 servings, 1 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 lb. fettuccine, uncooked
1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
2 cups POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
Meanwhile, brown meat with onions and garlic in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Stir in pasta sauce and Italian seasoning; simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in basil and crushed pepper.
Spread 3/4 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Drain pasta; place in medium bowl. Add ricotta and half the remaining meat sauce; mix lightly. Spoon over meat sauce in baking dish; top with remaining meat sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan.
Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Let stand 10 min. before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 210 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 17 g