Easy Mostaccioli Pasta Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Boil water in a pot for the pasta.

Cook mostaccioli pasta according to package instructions; keep it boiling in the back.

In a skillet, add about 1 pound of ground beef and half an onion; cook for 2-3 minutes until the onion softens.

Season the meat with salt and white pepper; mix in regular garlic instead of garlic salt.

Add half a jar of pasta sauce to the skillet with the meat; mix well and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Add the cooked mostaccioli pasta directly into the skillet with the meat and sauce.

Mix the pasta with the meat mixture thoroughly.

Add 1 cup of parmesan cheese to the pasta and mix well.

Add the remaining pasta sauce from the jar and some starchy pasta water to the mixture; stir to combine.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Top the pasta with Italian style six cheese blend and place in the oven for 5-10 minutes to melt the cheese.

Remove from the oven after about 8 minutes; serve hot.

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