Description
This is a hardy casserole, our friend joe, loves making this.
He changes up the sausage from time to time but always uses something with a kick to it.
Ingredients
- Hot Italian Sausage
- Ground Beef
- Onion
- Garlic Cloves
- Dried Oregano
- Dried Thyme
- Italian Plum Tomatoes
- Tomato Paste
- Dried Red Pepper Flakes
- Kidney Beans
- Salt And Pepper
- Mostaccioli Pasta
- Parmesan Cheese
- Fresh Italian Parsley
- Nonstick Cooking Spray
- Fontina
Instructions
- Cook first 6 ingredients in large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat until sausage and beef are brown, crumbling with fork, about 5 minutes
- Add tomatoes, 2 tablespoons juice, tomato paste and pepper flakes
- Simmer 5 minutes, breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon
- Add kidney beans and heat through
- Season with salt and pepper
- Add mostaccioli, parmesan and parsley and toss to combine
- Spray 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray
- Transfer mixture to prepared pan
- Sprinkle with cheese
- Bake until cheese melts, about 30 minutes