Mostaccioli Veggie Bake Recipes

BAKED PENNE WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• On a baking sheet, toss the peppers, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and onions with olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and dried herbs. Roast until tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook for about 6 minutes. Since you will be cooking the pasta a second time in the oven, you want to make sure the inside is still hard. Drain in a colander.
• In a large bowl, toss the drained pasta with the roasted vegetables, marinara sauce, cheeses, peas, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Using a wooden spoon, gently mix, until all the pasta is coated with the sauce and the ingredients are combined.
• Pour the pasta into a greased 9 by 13-inch pan. Top with the remaining 1/3 cup Parmesan and butter pieces. Bake until top is golden and cheese melts, about 25 minutes.

MOSTACCIOLI VEGGIE SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water. Place in a large bowl; add the cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, peppers, olives and onions., In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Toss again before serving. Serve with a slotted spoon.

EASY MOSTACCIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook mostaccioli according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, soup, Italian seasoning and pepper., Drain mostaccioli. Add mostaccioli and 1-1/2 cups cheese to beef mixture. Transfer to two greased 11x7-in. baking dishes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Cover and bake 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Freeze option:Cover and freeze unbaked casseroles up to 3 months. To use, thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, covered, 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.

MOSTACCIOLI VEGGIE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Drain well and pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add squash, zucchini, and baby carrots; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, and vinegar; cook for 2 minutes more. Stir in diced tomatoes. Heat for 1 minute. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.
• Stir ricotta and mozzarella cheeses together in a medium bowl. Put 1/2 into the veggie mixture and stir gently. Pour over cooked pasta and stir to combine. Use remainder of cheese mixture to top pasta. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.

BAKED MOSTACCIOLI

Steps:

• 1. To make the sauce: Heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef, garlic, salt to taste, and the pepper and cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until the beef is browned. Set aside.
• 2. Heat the rest of the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring a bit, until soft. Stir in all of the tomato products. Fill the tomato puree can with hot water, and stir in the beef and chicken base to dissolve. Add the mixture to the saucepan along with the Parmesan, steak seasoning, garlic salt, basil, and parsley, and bring to a simmer.
• 3. Add the beef to the sauce, reduce the heat to low, and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Taste and add salt, if necessary.
• 4. To make the baked pasta: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate.
• 5. Toss the cooked pasta with 2 cups of the meat sauce and 11/2 cups each of the mozzarella and Cheddar cheeses. Mound the mixture in the pie dish and top with the rest of the meat sauce and the mozzarella and Cheddar. Place the pie dish on a baking sheet, and bake until bubbling and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Top with the Parmesan cheese and serve hot.

MOSTACCIOLI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, and garlic in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle seasoned salt over the mixture while cooking. Drain and discard grease.
• Drain pasta, and add to beef mixture with pasta sauce and diced tomatoes. Mix in 3 cups mozzarella cheese until combined. Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish, even out the top with a spoon, and top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is browned and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.

JACKIE'S BAKED MOSTACCIOLI

Steps:

• Cook mostaccioli until al dente in boiling salted water. Drain and set aside.
• In skillet, combine meat, sausages, onion, green pepper and garlic. cook breaking up meat, until meat is browned. Drain off fat. To the meat, add all remaining ingredients, except egg and cheeses. Bring meat sauce to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, combine egg and cheeses.
• To assemble, stir cooked pasta into meat sauce. Place half in 1 quart buttered baking dish. Spread cheese mixture evenly over the top; cover with remaining pasta. Top with mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup Romano cheese. Bake, covered, at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until cooked through.

MOSTACCIOLI BROCCOLI BAKE

Steps:

• Cook mostaccioli according to package directions.
• Drain and rinse in cold water.
• In a medium saucepan, melt margarine.
• Stir in flour until blended.
• Add milk.
• Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Stir in Parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, thyme and nutmeg.
• In a large bowl, combine mostaccioli, cheese sauce and broccoli.
• Spoon into 12" by 9" baking dish.
• Sprinkle Swiss cheese over top.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10- 15 minutes until heated through.