Three Cheese Baked Mostaccioli

Category: Main Dishes | Blog URL: http://www.tidymom.net/2009/11/fotm-three-cheese-baked-mostaccioli.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: TidyMom

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1 pound salsitccia (if you can't find this, you can use Italian sausage)

garlic to taste

45 ounces Raghu Old World Style Spaghetti sauce

Italian seasoning to taste

1 box Mostaccioli Noodles

6 slices American Cheese

6 slices Mozzarella Cheese

3 slices Provolone Cheese

Preparation

Boil your noodles according to the box

Brown the ground beef and salsittcia and garlic

Add Raghu and Italian seasoning and let simmer for about 15-20 mins.

Grease a 9x13 glass dish

Place half of the noodles in the bottom of dish

tear up 3 pieces of American Cheese) and 3 pieces of Mozzarella Cheese and place on top of noodles (**placing the cheese on the noodles is an VERY important secret step)

Next pour 1/2 of your meat sauce over cheese and noodles

Now add the other 1/2 of your noodles ontop of meat sauce

And top with other 3 torn slices of American cheese and Provolone Cheese

Pour other 1/2 of your sauce over 2nd layer of cheese and noodles

Then top with remaining mozzarella cheese

Place in oven on 350 for 45 mins

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About

I posted this recipe well over a year ago, but I thought it certainly deserved another post, especially a post about tradition.

Three Cheese Baked Mostaccioli is a recipe that was always a specialty of my sister-in-law Bobbie. I'm so fortunate to have gotten her recipe years ago. We lost our beloved Bobbie to breast cancer over 8 years ago - gosh, I can't believe it's been that long - but we think of Aunt Bobbie EVERY time we eat her WONDERFUL Mostacciloi.

This dish is becoming a Christmas tradition in our family. You can make this dish in advance, refrigerate, then cook before serving!! It's a real crowd pleaser with friends and family, and serves a lot!

So grab your apron and lets get started - it's really very easy!!