St Louis Original Baked Mostaccioli Recipes

BAKED MOSTACCIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °. Cook mostaccioli according to package directions; drain and set aside. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Drain. , Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste, mushrooms, water, salt, sugar, basil, pepper and bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Discard bay leaf. Stir in mostaccioli. Spoon half into a 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese; layer with remaining meat mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Cover and bake 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

THREE CHEESE BAKED MOSTACCIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside. Meanwhile, using a large saucepan or deep skillet, cook ground beef, salsitccia, and garlic salt over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Drain grease. Add sauce and Italian seasoning to meat mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer uncovered for about 15-20 minutes.
• Grease a 9×13-inch glass dish and then layer half of the cooked pasta into the bottom of the greased dish. Top with 3 pieces of American cheese and 3 pieces of Mozzarella cheese each torn into small pieces (placing the cheese on the noodles is a VERY important secret step). Pour half of the sauce over the cheese and pasta, using a spoon to cover the noodles.
• For the second layer: add remaining pasta, then this time 3 pieces of American cheese and 3 pieces of Provolone cheese, each torn into small pieces. Pour remaining sauce over top (again, use a spoon to cover the noodles) and top with remaining Mozzarella cheese torn into smaller pieces.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let sit 10-15 minutes before serving and enjoy!

ST. LOUIS ORIGINAL BAKED MOSTACCIOLI

Steps:

• Brown sausage and ground beef in a skillet, set aside.
• In a large sauce pan (4 qt.) or dutch oven combine all sauce ingredients and meats. Simmer over medium heat for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Cover between stirring.
• In a large pot cook pasta per package directions to al dente stage. Do not over cook. Drain pasta, return to pot, but not to heat. Place 1/2 of sauce recipe in with pasta and stir until combined.
• Add 1 cup of Parmesan cheese and stir to combine.
• In a large baking dish place approximately 1/4 of the sauce recipe in the bottom of the pan.
• Add pasta/sauce mixture to baking dish.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining cheeses. return to oven for 5 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to Broil and watch constantly until cheese is bubbly and spotted with golden brown spots.