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One Pot Penne

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Category: Dinner Party, Healthy Recipes, Chicken, Main Dish, Picnic

 Ingredients List

  • 1½ pounds ground meat (I used 1 lb. ground chicken and ½ lb. chicken Italian sausage, but any combination of these or other ground meats would work.)
  • 2 Tbsps. olive oil
  • 1 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 Tbsps. fresh basil, chopped plus more for garnish
  • 4 cups water
  • 12 oz. penne pasta or other tubular pasta, uncooked (I used whole grain.)
  • 1 15 oz. container ricotta cheese
  • ¾ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded

 Directions

1. Heat the olive oil over medium in a large pot or skillet that is oven proof. Add the meat and cook, stirring constantly to break up, until brown.

2. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, basil, and water.

3. Stir in pasta.

4. Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat so that it is just barely boiling. Cook until pasta is tender. Mine took about 15 minutes.

5. Stir in ricotta and Parmesan and continue cooking until heated through.

6. Top with mozzarella.

7. Place in the oven and turn on the broiler. Watch carefully, so that it doesn't burn. Leave under the broiler until the cheese is melted and beginning to turn brown.

8. Garnish with chopped basil if desired.

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