Baked pasta and cheese supreme
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | ounces | Uncooked fusilli pasta |
| 8 | ounces | Uncooked bacon; diced |
| ½ | Onion; chopped | |
| 2 | Cloves garlic; minced | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Dried oregano; divided |
| 1 | can | Tomato sauce; (8 ounce) |
| 1 | teaspoon | Hot pepper sauce; optional |
| 1½ | cup | Cheddar or Colby cheese (6 ounces); shredded |
| ½ | cup | Fresh bread crumbs; (1 sl. white bread) |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter; melted |
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
Meanwhile, cook bacon in large ovenproof skillet over medium heat until crisp; drain. Add onion, garlic and 1 teaspoon oregano to skillet; cook and stir about 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in tomato sauce and hot pepper sauce. Add cooked pasta and cheese to skillet; stir to coat.
Combine bread crumbs, remaining 1 teaspoon oregano and melted butter in small bowl; sprinkle over pasta mixture. Bake about 5 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Garnish, if desired.
Recipe by: Favorite Brand Name Recipes--Casseroles & Country Favorites Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #990 by "creedenites" <creedenites@...> on Jan 7, 1998