Ground Beef & Pasta Casserole

Ingredients

• Onions

  Raw

  2 small or 140g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Italian Seasoning

  Shoppers Value

  3 tsp or 12g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ½ tsp or 0.2g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Ground Sirloin

  Ground beef - Meijer

  16 oz raw or 448g

• Chicken stock

  Soup, home-prepared

  3 ½ cup or 840g

• Rigatoni

  Wegmans

  12 oz or 340g

• Parmesan cheese

  Grated

  1 oz or 28g

• Marinara Sauce

  Raos

  4 cup or 904g

Directions

1. Place onions in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Add carrots; pulse until finely chopped.
2. Preheat oven to 350F.
3. Heat a large high-sided saute pan over medium heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion mixture; cook 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes. Add Italian seasoning, red pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add beef; cook 5 minutes. Stir in stock, 4 tablespoons basil, tomato paste, vinegar, pasta and tomatoes. Bring mixture to a boil; cook 13 minutes or until pasta is almost done, stirring frequently. Stir in remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
4. Arrange mozzarella over pasta mixture. Sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano; bake at 350F for 15 minutes or until pasta is done. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons basil.
5. (source: https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/381956/ground-beef-pasta-casserole/)