Baked Penne with Beef.

The other day we were at the Cream Cheese Festival. While there I bought a cookbook with Philadelphia Cream Cheese recipes.  We weren't able to find any of the cooking creme called for in the recipe so I made a substitute. I also adjusted the amounts of each ingredient. My family loved this! 

Baked Penne with Beef

Ingredients:

1 lb                Penne, cooked

2 lbs              Ground Beef

1/2 cup         Onions, chopped

1/2 cup         Green Bell Pepper, chopped

24 oz             Spaghetti Sauce

1 cup             Mozzarella, shredded

2 cups           Cooking Creme

  

For Cooking Creme:

8 oz               Cream Cheese

1/2 cup         Beef Broth

1 Tbls            Italian Seasoning

3 Tbls           Parmesan, grated

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook Penne, al dente.
• Brown meat with onions and peppers.
• Stir in spaghetti sauce, 3/4 cup cooking creme and 1/2 cup mozzarella.
• Cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or mozzarella is melted.
• Add pasta, mix lightly.
• Spoon into casserole dish, top with remaining cooking creme and mozzarella, and cover. 
• Bake 15 minutes, uncover, and continue cooking 5 more minutes. 

Tip:  Italian Sausage can be used in place of Ground Beef.