Thursday, May 22, 2008

Cheesy Beef Spirals by Jen

Ingredients:
2 cups uncooked spiral pasta
2 pounds ground beef
2 small onions, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jar (26 ounces) spaghetti sauce
1 jar (4-1/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 pound process cheese (Velveeta), cubed
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Assembly:
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook the beef, onions and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and mushrooms; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Place 1/2 cup of meat sauce in a greased shallow 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Drain pasta; place half over sauce. Top with half of the remaining meat sauce; spread with sour cream. Top with American cheese and remaining pasta and meat sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

Serving Day:
Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly.

Yield: 8-10 servings.

3 comments:

  1. OH MY WORD!!! I LOVED this dinner!! I was hoarding it so I could have leftovers - If I could, I'd rate it a "6"... but I have to put a "4" b/c my anti-lasagna kid brought down our score... *wink* This was the BEST - want more, soon!!!!! :) Mags

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  2. Our family had no strong feelings about this meal. I felt it was better the first day. Left-overs not so good.

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  3. We all enjoyed this meal. Thanks for making the mushrooms large enough for kids to pick them out. Thanks for a yummy dinner!

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