Weeknight Cavatini Recipes

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 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.

BETH'S CAVATINI

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and green pepper; cook until tender. Drain; stir in pasta sauce. Combine pasta and sausage mixture; mix together and transfer to a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Arrange pepperoni slices on top; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.Tip: There are lots of delicious, already-seasoned flavors of pasta sauce at the supermarket! Keep several different varieties in the pantry and add a new twist to tried & true dishes.

CAVATINI

Steps:

• Brown Sausage,Hamburger,Onion, Pepperoni, and Mushrooms.
• Drain Fat.
• Mix in all other ingredients except Cheese and Noodle.
• Cook Noodles in large amount of water.
• Drain.
• Place Noodles in greased 9x13in.
• pan.
• Pour Meat mixture over Noodles, then top with Cheese.
• Bake 350* for 30 minutes.

WEEKNIGHT CAVATINI

Steps:

• Bring to a boil 5 quarts of salted water. Add Pasta and cook al dente. In the meantime, brown sausage in skillet, remove with a slotted spoon. Add Musrooms to skillet, saute until browned. Add to bowl with sausage. Wipe out the skillet with paper towel. Add Meat and Mushrooms back to skillet and add sauce, heat through.
• Now in a deep casserole dish layer ingredients as follows:
• Thin layer of sauce.
• Pasta.
• Pepperoni.
• Cheese.
• Repeat one time.
• Sprinkle Basil on top.
• Bake at 350 for approx 30 minute until bubbling and light browned on top.