Friday, July 16, 2010

Baked Ziti

2 bell peppers (any color...I used yellow and red)
1 onion
1 cup diced mushrooms
1 1/2 cups sundried tomatoes in oil
1 can kidney beans
1 lb ground beef
2 cloves garlic, diced (or 3-4 garlic scapes, chopped)
penne pasta
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1 1/2 cup shredded asiago
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Boil water and cook penne pasta until tender-crunchy. Drain.

Chop bell peppers and onion. Saute in olive oil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, until they start getting soft. Then add the garlic and mushrooms. Saute for 3-5 more minutes.

Put the cooked veggies in a food processor, along with the can of kidney beans (including liquid) and the sundried tomatoes. Process until the mixture is as chunky as you prefer. Mix with the cooked ground beef.

Butter a 13 x9 pan. Put in 1/2 of the pasta, layer with 1/2 of the sauce mixture, asiago cheese, remaining pasta, sour cream, mozzarella cheese, remainder of the sauce mixture, and parmesan cheese.

Bake in preheated oven at 350 for 30 minutes.

2 comments:

  1. How did this one taste? I am totally curious about this recipe and would love to make it soon.

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  2. This was absolutely delicious!!

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