Easy Tomato Bacon Penne Bake

"This is so easy to put together just brown the ground beef and then add in the remaining ingredients, simmer then throw it into a baking dish, top with cheese and bake, you can even make this casserole a day ahead and bake it the next day. It's my own creation, and is it is really good, we like spicy so I always add in a chopped Jalapeno pepper but that is only optional, you can really use any kind of pasta that you like, just make certain to only cook it until firm-tender. If your frypan is too small to mix the pasta and the ground beef mixture together, just transfer to a large bowl to mix. Prep time does not include boiling the pasta."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
  • In a large frypan, brown the beef with onions, garlic, green bell pepper, red pepper flakes and/or jalapeno pepper if using, seaoning salt and pepper; cook until meat is no longer pink (about 6-7 minutes) drain the fat.
  • Add in the grated Parmesan cheese, drained mushrooms and chopped cooked bacon; mix to combine.
  • Add in both cans tomato soup and tomato sauce; simmer stirring occasionally for 45 minutes (can simmer for a longer time).
  • If you find that the mixture is dry add in more tomato sauce.
  • Season with more salt and pepper if needed.
  • Meanwhile boil the pasta in boiling water until just firm-tender; drain.
  • Set oven to 350 degrees.
  • After simmering the ground beef mixture, add in the cooked pasta; toss to combine well.
  • Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish.
  • Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and bake for about 20 minutes, just until the cheese melts.

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