Рецепт Lazy Day Pasta
The original recipe is called Lazy Day Mostaccioli, though I usually use penne - which is basically shaped the same. You throw the pasta in without boiling it first and can prepare this early in the day or the night before - whenever you have time, and it's ready to bake at dinner time.
Here's how I made it yesterday:
Lazy Day Mostaccioli
Ingredients:
- 1/2 lb. ground beef
- 1/2 a medium onion, chopped
- 8 oz. chopped mushrooms
- 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 1 26 oz. can of spaghetti sauce
- 1 can of diced tomatoes
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 egg
- 8 oz. mostaccioli noodles (or penne)
- 1 lb. mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Chopped chard, sauteed in olive oil
- Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Cook ground beef with onion until brown. Add chopped mushrooms and cook until beef is well browned and mushrooms are done; stir in Italian seasoning. Add sauce and tomatoes and simmer 20 minutes.
While this is simmering, saute chard in olive oil until it starts to wilt. Add a bit of water, cover, and cook until done.
Mix together the cottage cheese, oregano, and egg; set aside.
Grease 13"x9" pan. Now start layering - about 1/3 of the meat sauce, 1/2 the noodles, 1/2 the cottage cheese mix, 1/2 the chard, and a light layer of cheese (about 1/3). Repeat. Then layer on the rest of the meat sauce and the rest of the cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan over all. Add 1/2 cup water over the top. Let sit for at least 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
Bake at 350° for 50 minutes or until brown and bubbly. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.
Follow the instructions the first time. If too watery, decrease water to 1/4 cup, if too dry, add 3/4 cup water.
The original recipe called for 1/2 lb. hamburger and 1/2 lb. sausage, and a 10 oz. package of frozen spinach. I used the mushrooms because I had some that needed used and the chard because I have plenty of it coming out of the garden, so I might as well use it. It turned out so good!
I served it with zucchini (also from the garden and sauteed in olive oil) and fresh homemade sourdough bread. Perfect!