Old Faithful Casserole
This beef and pasta dish draws inspiration from lasagna, in that it layers the tender pasta with a Delicious vibrantly rich and beefy meat sauce, and a tangy cheese and sour cream filling . The sauce is fragrant with just the right amount of sweetness while the sour cream filling has notes of intriguing basil and sharp Parmesan. It’s a dream of a pasta meal with a cloud of mozzarella on top to boot Old Faithful. Castro will be a favorite go to that will always make you smile.
INGREDIENTS:
 1 pound of lean ground beef
 1 large white onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce)can of whole tomatoes, drained.
15 ounces of pasta sauce or tomato sauce
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 tablespoon of fresh parsley chopped
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
For the Casserole
12 ounces a medium pasta, such as Rutoni or penne
1 cup sour cream
1 cup of cottage cheese, or ricotta cheese
1 egg
Half a teaspoon of dried basil leaves
Parsley, chopped to taste, and for garnish
1/4 Cup, Parmesan cheese, grated
1 cat mozzarella cheese, shredded plus more to taste
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375°
2. Cook the beef, the onion and garlic together in a large deep skillet until no pink remains about 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Drain fat from me if needed.
4. Break up the canned whole tomatoes with a spoon or with your clean hands.
5. Add the broken up tomatoes, the pasta sauce, the sugar, and the Italian seasoning to the beef mixture.
6. Simmer until thickened about 15 minutes.
7. Sir, and half of the parsley and taste for seasoning.
8. bring a large pot of salted water to boil
9. Cook the pasta in the boiling water, and tell al dente according to the package directions.
10. During the pasta, but do not rent it.
11. Makes the sour cream they were cottage cheese, the egg, the basil, the remaining parsley in the Parmesan in a small bowl.
12. Add a thin layer of the meat sauce to the bottom of a 9 x 13“ pan.
13. Layer and half of the pasta, and then all of the sour cream mixture.
14. Where in the remaining pasta and the remaining meat sauce.
15. Top the casserole with a Mozzarella Cheese.
16. Cover the casserole and bake for 15 minutes.
17. Uncover the casserole and bacon. Tell Golden and bubbly about 10 to 15 minutes.
18. Rest the casserole for five minutes.
19. Serve.
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