Baked Angel Hair Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, grated
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup sun-dried tomato, reconstituted and sliced
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt
• pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 ounces angel hair pasta
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan cook ground beef, bell pepper, onion, mushrooms and garlic until beef no longer pink.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 in a dutch oven, combine meat mixture, tomatoes and all seasonings.
• 4 bring mixture to boil (if too thick add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water), stirring occasionally; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes.
• 5 remove and discard bay leaves.
• 6 cook pasta according to package directions, drain well and set aside.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 8 lightly spray a 13x9 baking dish with veggie spray.
• 9 spoon 1/3 of the sauce mixture over the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• 10 top with 1/2 of the pasta, then 1/3 of the cheeses.
• 11 repeat layers, ending with the sauce and reserving remaining 1/3 of cheese.
• 12 bake uncovered, 45 minutes.
• 13 top with remaining cheeses and bake another 10 to 15 minutes until cheese is melted.
• 14 remove from oven and let rest 10 minutes efore cutting into squares to serve.