Pasta Casserole

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g minced beef (ground beef)
• 500 g dry pasta (us-1 16 oz box)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 142 g tomato paste (2/3 cup)
• 1 red chile, deseeded and chopped finely (1 teaspoon pureed)
• 142 g sour cream (2/3 cup)
• 142 g soft cheese (us-cream cheese 2/3 cup)
• 150 ml milk (2/3 cup)
• 1 tablespoon dill
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons flour
• mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese, to top

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta until just done (not mushy).
• 2 brown beef with garlic and chili.
• 3 add salt, brown sugar, tomato paste, 2/3 cup of water, stir well, simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 mix sour cream, soft cheese, milk, dill, egg, flour well.
• 5 layer cream sauce/pasta/meat/pasta/cream/meat.
• 6 cover with foil and bake at 350f or 200c for 30 minute.
• 7 take off foil, top with cheese, cook another 5 min, or until cheese is nice and bubbly
• 8 note: nice additions: any italian meats, feta cheese, fresh herbs in the cream mix (oregano, rosemary, thyme), green onions, zucchini/courgettes, eggplant (saute first) -- you get the idea i'm sure.