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Title: Make-Ahead Cheese-And-Hamburger Casserole
Categories: Lifetime, Tv
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Ground round
1 c Onions; chopped
3 Cloves garlic; crushed
1 pk Mushrooms; sliced
6 tb Tomato paste
1 ts Sugar
1 ts Dried thyme
1 ts Dried oregano
1/4 ts Pepper
1 cn Whole tomatoes; chopped
1/3 c All-purpose flour
2 1/2 c Milk; 2% lowfat
1 c Feta cheese; crumbled
2/3 c Mozzarella cheese
4 c Penne; uncooked
1 tb Fresh parsley; chopped
-(optional)

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet; cook over
medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Add mushrooms; cook 5
minutes or until tender. Add tomato paste and next 5 ingredients (tomato
paste through whole tomatoes); stir well. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and
simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes. Set aside.

2. Place flour in a medium saucepan. Gradually add milk, stirring with a
whisk until blended. Place over medium heat; cook 10 minutes or until
thick, stirring constantly. Stir in the cheeses; cook 3 minutes or until
the cheeses melt, stirring constantly. Reserve 1/2 c. cheese sauce. Pour
remaining cheese sauce, beef mixture, and pasta into a 13x9 inch-baking
dish, and stir gently. Drizzle reserved cheese sauce over pasta mixture.
Cover and refrigerate 24 hr.

3. Preheat oven to 350 F.

4. Bake at 350 F, covered, for 1 hr and 10 minutes or until thoroughly
heated and pasta is tender; sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

Copyright credit: 1996 by Bon Appetit Magazine © 1996 Lifetime
Entertainment Services. All rights reserved.

Recipe by: www.Lifetimetv.com

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Barb at PK on Apr 30, 1998