How to make pasta casserole recipe | Incredible pasta dish

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining meltiness.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

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

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option, while grana padano is a less expensive cheese.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Add vegetable oil to the pressure cooker.

Add chopped onion and cook for about 3-4 minutes.

Add minced garlic, red crushed peppers, salt, and black pepper; stir.

Add ground beef and cook in the pressure cooker for about 40 minutes.

If not using a pressure cooker, suggest cooking in a regular pot for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

Add tomato paste, red wine, oregano, parsley, and more salt and pepper; stir.

Add crushed tomatoes and cover the pressure cooker; cook for about 40 minutes.

Ensure all heat is released from the pressure cooker before opening it.

Cook the ratini pasta separately according to package instructions.

Mix the cooked pasta with the meat sauce in the pressure cooker.

Pour the mixture into a skillet and mix well.

Top with mozzarella cheese, Romano cheese, and a little oregano.

Bake in a preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until all cheese is melted.

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