Italian Pasta Bake Recipe
Italian Pasta Bake is a hearty and delicious comfort food meal made with simple ingredients for a quick and easy dinner on busy weeknights.
Servings: 8
Calories: 335kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 24 ounce jar marinara sauce
- 14½ ounces diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 3 cups cooked medium pasta shells (cooked according to package directions)
- 1½ cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook the ground beef and onion in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Drain excess grease.
- Stir in the marinara sauce, diced tomatoes, and Italian seasoning. Bring to a light boil. Add Parmesan cheese and reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While meat sauce is simmering cook the pasta. In a large pot with salted water cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Once meat sauce is done simmering add the cooked pasta to beef mixture in saucepan and stir to combine.
- Transfer to an ungreased 13"x9" baking dish. Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese over the top.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes until the cheese has melted and it is bubbly and heated through.
- Remove from oven and allow to sit for about 10 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 747mg | Potassium: 571mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 584IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 288mg | Iron: 3mg