Yummy Easy Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (500 g) package penne pasta
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 2 (10 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
• water, for soup preparation
• 200 g cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
• 1 pinch chili powder
• 1 pinch cumin
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 pinch dried basil
• 1 pinch dried oregano
• 1 pinch dried parsley
• 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a large casserole dish (i use 3 qt.).
• 2 brown the beef in a skillet, crumbling up into small pieces.
• 3 once that is started, prepare the pasta and soup according to package directions.
• 4 drain the beef.
• 5 put all seasonings into the soup and stir so that they mix in nicely.
• 6 pour the pasta, beef, and seasoned soup into the casserole dish. add half of the shredded cheese and mix.
• 7 bake in the oven, covered, for about 20 minutes.
• 8 take out of the oven, stir to redistribute the soup, and sprinkle the rest of the cheese on the top, for a nice cheesy coating.
• 9 put back in the oven uncovered for 10 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and melted nicely, but not overdone.