I have been trying several similar recipes but wasn't quite happy with any of them. This recipe is the best so far and tasted exactly like what I have been wanting. It's also easier than the others - bonus! I used a 42 ounce jar of pasta sauce and thought the sauce ratio was perfect. I used a variety of different pastas I had left in my cupboard and I followed the suggestion that Italian cheese blend could be substituted for the cheddar and thought this was amazing. I will definitely make this dish again!
A very nice baked pasta casserole. I made it just as submitted. I was surprised at how much sour cream/cream cheese/ricotta there was for the amount of pasta. I thought it might be too rich but it wasn't. I will make this again.
My whole family loved this. The addition of the sour cream and cream cheese along with the ricotta really made a nice difference from other similar dishes I've made. The only change I'll make for next time is to increase the sauce a bit.
I substituted the ricotta cheese for cottage cheese and used ground turkey and Italian turkey sausage. My family LOVED it!! They asked me to make it again the following week.
This should have more reviews. I was looking for a recipe similar in flavor to lasagna but without lasagna noodles and this definitely met my requirements. I used rice fusilli noodles (for gluten-free eaters) a slightly different ratio of ingredients (based on what I had and other users' suggestions about adding more tomato sauce) and the addition of some chopped black olives. Will certainly be making again.
I'm not the best cook, but this is so easy that it makes my family believe there is hope for me. They eat it all up every time.
This was fast and easy. My picky teen even had seconds. I paired it with Res Lobster biscuits and what a hit! I made some adjustments to the recipe. I ALWAYS brown my ground beef with chopped onions but also add a tsp of fresh ginger and garlic (each) pastes. The ginger and garlic help keep the gamey taste out of meat (a Pakistani recipe secret!). I always use Newman's marinara sauce but I also added a little water to thin it and a tsp salt and half tsp black pepper. Salt and pepper are to taste. In a bowl I combined the mastaccioli pasta (3/4 box) shredded mozzarella 1 jar pasta sauce 1 pound lean ground beef and stirred them all together before putting half of the mixture into a backing dish (I froze the remaining). Cover and cook for about 15 mins. I had the oven on 475 for the biscuits so the pasta went in too. Enjoy!!
The entire finicky family LOVED this. I mean, cleaned their plates. Kids took it to school for lunch today. I changed a few things just because that worked for us. I omitted the meat the cumin, and the Italian seasoning; used 16 ounces of mostaccioli instead of 12; used ricotta instead of cottage cheese; and used mozzarella instead of cheddar. And despite all those changes, it was fabulous - really the kind of recipe that can be tweaked here and there to suit your tastes and needs, just like any good casserole, and still be outstanding. Thanks for the recipe!
delicious and very easy to make
