Layered Mini Lasagna Cassarole

Taken from the back of the box of San Giorgio Mafalda pasta. I use Italian flavored ground turkey to give it an authentic Italian flavor with a healthy option.

DaniB @dani_b

Taken from the back of the box of San Giorgio Mafalda pasta. I use Italian flavored ground turkey to give it an authentic Italian flavor with a healthy option.

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Ingredients

20 mins

10 servings

1 lbground beef
1/2 cupchopped onion
3 cupspaghetti sauce (about 26 oz jar)
12 ozMafalda pasta (1 package)
3 3/4 cupricotta cheese (2 lb)
1egg
1 tbspdried parsley flakes (1/4 cup fresh)
1/2 tspground black pepper
1/2 tspsalt
2 cupshredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1Grated parmigiana cheese (optional)

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Steps

20 mins

1

Preheat oven to 375º F
2

Cook pasta according to package directions
3

In large skillet, cook meat and onion until meat browns; drain
4

Stir in spaghetti sauce, heat to boiling
5

Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer 5 minutes
6

In large bowl, stir together ricotta cheese, egg, parsley, pepper and salt
7

In 13x9 baking dish, spread 1 cup meat sauce; evenly layer half of the pasta over sauce
8

Spread ricotta cheese mixture over pasta; sprinkle with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
9

Repeat layers of meat sauce and pasta
10

Spread remaining meat sauce over pasta, covering pasta completely
11

Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese
12

Sprinkle with parmigiana cheese, if desired
13

Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes
14

Remove foil and bake 5 additional minutes or until hot and bubbly