Ziti Casserole Delight

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces ziti pasta
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 lb ground beef (90/10 works best)
• 2 cloves of minced garlic
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms (drained)
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/3 cup cream or 1/3 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 cups prepared/commercial spaghetti sauce
• 1/3 cup red wine
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 prepare oven at 350 degrees.
• 2 cook ziti according to package instructions, reducing the time by 5 minutes (this is important or pasta may be overcooked after baking casserole).
• 3 meanwhile, saute chopped onion with ground beef in 10-12" skillet until beef is browned.
• 4 add minced garlic to meet mixture and cook on low heat for 3 minutes.
• 5 drain ziti and leave in colander for the time being.
• 6 combine drained mushrooms, sour cream, grated parmesan, half& half, spaghetti sauce, red wine, oregano, salt, and pepper to the beef mixture and mix thoroughly.
• 7 stir in ziti to the meat mixture until all ziti is coated with mixture.
• 8 pour into an ungreased 2-1/2 quart casserole dish.
• 9 sprinkle with shredded mozzarella.
• 10 place in pre-heated oven and bake 35-40 minutes (or until bubbly and lightly golden brown on top).