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Dinner tonight (recipe from a Taste of Home pasta recipes booklet that came out this summer):
Sloppy Joe Pasta
1 lb. ground beef
1 envelope sloppy joe mix
6 oz. can tomato paste
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup water
8 oz. cottage cheese (2% is fine)
7 oz. small seashell pasta, cooked and drained
at least 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (as Lance and I are cheese fanatics, we do this to taste)
In a skillet, brown ground beef. Drain. Add sloppy joe mix, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Bring to a boil, turn heat to low, then simmer for 5-8 minutes, or until heated through.
Remove from heat, add pasta.
Pour half of pasta mixture into a greased 2.5 quart casserole dish. Spread cottage cheese over this layer. Top with remaining pasta. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until bubbly and melty. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
The only variation to this recipe was that I added minced garlic after I finished browning the beef. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly (except I used way more than half a cup of cheese).
Lance very enthusiastically gave his thumbs up. Wants me to include this in my regular rotation.
The only criticism I have of this dish is that it's not spicy enough to really taste like sloppy joes to me. But then again, I never use a sloppy joe mix when I make sloppy joes. I always use whatever seasonings I have in my spice cabinet and barbecue sauce/ketchup/Heinz 57 and worchestershire. I wonder if using a chili mix might give it the kick I was hoping for...or adding chili powder to it next time.
Still...it was tasty. And great for when I want to have sloppy joes, but don't want to worry about leftover buns going to waste.
Sloppy Joe Pasta
1 lb. ground beef
1 envelope sloppy joe mix
6 oz. can tomato paste
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 cup water
8 oz. cottage cheese (2% is fine)
7 oz. small seashell pasta, cooked and drained
at least 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (as Lance and I are cheese fanatics, we do this to taste)
In a skillet, brown ground beef. Drain. Add sloppy joe mix, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Bring to a boil, turn heat to low, then simmer for 5-8 minutes, or until heated through.
Remove from heat, add pasta.
Pour half of pasta mixture into a greased 2.5 quart casserole dish. Spread cottage cheese over this layer. Top with remaining pasta. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until bubbly and melty. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
The only variation to this recipe was that I added minced garlic after I finished browning the beef. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly (except I used way more than half a cup of cheese).
Lance very enthusiastically gave his thumbs up. Wants me to include this in my regular rotation.
The only criticism I have of this dish is that it's not spicy enough to really taste like sloppy joes to me. But then again, I never use a sloppy joe mix when I make sloppy joes. I always use whatever seasonings I have in my spice cabinet and barbecue sauce/ketchup/Heinz 57 and worchestershire. I wonder if using a chili mix might give it the kick I was hoping for...or adding chili powder to it next time.
Still...it was tasty. And great for when I want to have sloppy joes, but don't want to worry about leftover buns going to waste.
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