Italian

Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole is for Dinner.

Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole takes 30 minutes to cook.

Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole are:

1 lb. ground chuck, browned and drained of fat
3 links medium Italian Sausage, diced or crumbled
1-2 jars pasta/spaghetti sauce of choice
1 pint button mushrooms, sliced
3 T. (pats) of butter
2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 t. salt
8 oz part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 lb. corkscrew noodle pasta prepared as per package

Here is how you make Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole:

1. Boil pasta per package instructions, Drain, rinse and set aside in large bowl.2. Saute mushrooms, garlic and salt in skillet with butter until tender, about 6 minutes. Add to pasta bowl. 3. Cook ground chuck in skillet, browning well and draining of fat. Add to pasta in bowl.4. Cook links of sausage by removing casings and breaking up like ground beef. Saute until cooked thoroughly. Add to pasta bowl.5. Add spaghetti sauce to pasta bowl. (I use Classico tomato/basil or italian sausage and mushroom. Depending on how much pasta, you may need a second jar. 6. Mix all ingredients well'7. Mix in about half of mozzarella cheese8. Pour into greased glass casserole dish (9 x 11)9. Top with remaining shredded mozzarella 10 Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees until bubbling and cheese begins to brown. Serving Size: Makes casserole 9" x 11", about 8 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PATTISHINEHAYES.

The nutritional information for Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 594.7

• Total Fat: 28.6 g
• Cholesterol: 91.4 mg
• Sodium: 946.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 52.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
• Protein: 32.5 g

Baked Italian Meat and Pasta casserole is Italian cuisine.