Baked Linguine with Meat Sauce
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. lean ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes with garlic
- 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tsps. sugar
- 8 ounces uncooked linguine
- 1 (16 oz.) container sour cream
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- ½ tsp. basil
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped (optional)
- 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions: Cook beef and onion in a Dutch oven, stirring until beef crumbles and is no longer pink. Stir in tomatoes and next 4 ingredients; simmer 30 minutes. Set mixture aside.
Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Place pasta in a lightly greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
Stir together sour cream, cream cheese, and green onions. Spread over pasta. Top with meat sauce.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese and bake 5 more minutes or until cheese melts. Let stand 5 minutes.
NOTE: To lighten dish, use no-salt-added tomato products, light sour cream, light cream cheese and reduced fat cheddar cheese.