Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week Pasta e Fagioli Inspired Bake

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Pasta e Fagioli Inspired Bake is 10 to 12 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Pasta e Fagioli Inspired Bake estimated approx 45 minutes.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Pasta e Fagioli Inspired Bake using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

This is a hearty pasta dish that cooks up relatively quickly. The addition of beans and a mirepoix to the pasta mixture provides some nice flavors.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Prepare to make Pasta e Fagioli Inspired Bake:

1. 1 medium sweet onion
2. 2 large carrots
3. 2 stalks of celery
4. 4 garlic cloves, minced
5. 1 pound ground beef
6. 3 cups penne pasta
7. 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
8. 2 Tablespoons tomato paste
9. 1/4 cup dry red wine
10. 1 teaspoon dried oregano
11. 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
12. 1/2 teaspoon salt
13. 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
14. 1 (14.5 oz) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
15. 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
16. 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
17. 2 cups Italian blend (mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano, Fontina, provolone, Asiago) shredded cheese, divided (1/4 cup for mixing with the pasta, the rest for topping)

Steps to make to make Pasta e Fagioli Inspired Bake

1. Gather your ingredients
2. Cook the penne al dente according to the package directions. Drain, but do not rinse the pasta
3. Prepare the vegetables: 🔪 Finely chop the onion, celery, and carrots. 🔪 Mince the garlic. 🔪 Finely chop the parsley.
4. Fry the ground beef in a small amount of olive oil until browned. Drain the fat, and transfer to a large pot.
5. Pour the undrained diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and red wine into the pot as well. Begin heating over medium low heat.
6. Fry the onion, celery, and carrots in the same pan that was used to fry the beef. Add a little olive oil to prevent sticking. Fry until the veggies are softened, then add the garlic and spices. Continue frying for another few minutes until fragrant.
7. Transfer the veggies to the large pot, add salt, and simmer for about 10 minutes uncovered, stirring frequently.
8. Add the pasta, beans, Parmesan cheese and 1/4 cup of the Italian cheese blend to the pot. Stir well until the cheese melts, then remove from heat.
9. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9 x 13 inch pan with aluminum foil. Spray the foil with baking spray (e.g. Pam)
10. Transfer the pasta mixture to the prepared pan and top with the remaining Italian blend cheese.
11. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes until cheese is lightly browned.
12. Tips: 👉🏻 Crumbled sweet Italian sausage can be used instead of beef. 👉🏻 I prefer to use whole wheat penne.

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