Easy Cavatini Recipes

CAVATINI PASTA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the beef, onions and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, tomato paste, mushrooms, pepperoni, sauce mix and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour., Meanwhile, for pasta, bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add macaroni and pastas. Return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until tender; drain. Stir into tomato sauce. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish (dish will be full)., Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

CAVATINI II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine green pepper, onion, pepperoni, mushrooms, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce, and garlic. Cover, and simmer for one hour.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together pasta, ricotta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, and Parmesan. In a 9x13 inch baking dish, alternate pasta and cheese mixture and sauce mixture, ending with sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

CAVATINI

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients.
• 2. Put into large baking pan and top with cheese.
• 3. Bake in 450-degree oven until cheese is melted and slightly browned.

BLTC CAVATINI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Brown bacon until crisp. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons grease. Set bacon aside.
• Return oil to frying pan, add lettuce. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes over medium-high heat. Add roma tomatoes. Cook for 2 additional minutes.
• Toss vegetables with cavatini.
• Crumble drained bacon. Sprinkle top of vegetables and pasta with bacon and shaved Asiago cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.

EASY CAVATINI

Steps:

• Chop the onion and green pepper.
• Cook pastas together; drain well.
• Saute beef, onion, and green pepper until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are soft. Add the pepperoni and heat thoroughly. Drain excess grease.
• Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 5 minutes.
• Spray a 3-qt casserole with cooking spray. Put 1/2 of the pasta in the casserole. Spoon 1/2 of the meat sauce mixture over the pasta. Spoon the container of cottage cheese over the sauce. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese.
• Top with the remaining pasta, then sauce, then mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

EASY CAVATINI

Steps:

• Cook pasta to al dente according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, brown the ground beef along with onions, green peppers and mushrooms.
• Drain pasta and ground beef mixture. Add to a large mixing bowl.
• Add 1/2 of the cheeses plus 32 oz. (4 cups) Ragu sauce. Mix well.
• Pour into a 13x9 baking dish. Top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 20 minutes or until cheeses are melted.

PIZZA HUT CAVATINI

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to box directions.
• Heat sauce and combine with cooked hamburger and cooked sausage. In a 11 X 13 pan, sprayed with Pam cooking spray, layer noodles and sauce.
• Top layer with pepperoni, onions and green peppers, and cheeses. Make about 3 layers and top with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until cheese is melted.

CAVATINI

Steps:

• Mix cooked beef, pepperoni, noodles and spaghetti sauce.
• Place in a 8x12" baking dish that's been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake about 30 minutes at 350°, or until mixture is bubbly.
• Sprinkle with Mozzarella cheese and heat an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Allow casserole to sit out 5-10 minutes before serving.

EASY CAVATINI

Steps:

• 1. Place chopped onion, green pepper, and mushroons into the sauce. Cook for about 15 minutes. Add pepperoni and cook for another 10 minutes.
• 2. Cook and then drain pasta. If available, warm 4 individual casserole dishes in large toaster oven at 200 degrees.
• 3. Divide drained pasta into the 4 casserole dishes. Top the pasta with the sauce mixture. Add about 4 oz of cheese on top of sauce mixture. Place casserole dishes in oven at 400 degress till cheese is melted.