Name: Red Pepper Tomato Pasta Bake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Ziti pasta - 4 ½ cups; Ground beef - 3 cups; Butter - 1 ½ tablespoons; Sliced onion - 1 cup; Chopped red bell peppers - 1 cup; Celery, chopped - 1 small stalk; Chopped garlic - 4 teaspoons; Thai chiles, chopped - 1 ½; Marinara sauce - 1 cup; Milk - 1 cup; Cream cheese, softened - 1 tablespoon; Sriracha sauce - 1 tablespoon; Sour cream - 1 tablespoon; Tomato paste - ½ tablespoon; Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ½ tablespoon; Eggs - 3; Shredded Cheddar cheese - 1 ½ cups

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Cooking:

20 min.

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Ingredients for - Red Pepper Tomato Pasta Bake

1. Ziti pasta - 4 ½ cups

2. Ground beef - 3 cups

3. Butter - 1 ½ tablespoons

4. Sliced onion - 1 cup

5. Chopped red bell peppers - 1 cup

6. Celery, chopped - 1 small stalk

7. Chopped garlic - 4 teaspoons

8. Thai chiles, chopped - 1 ½

9. Marinara sauce - 1 cup

10. Milk - 1 cup

11. Cream cheese, softened - 1 tablespoon

12. Sriracha sauce - 1 tablespoon

13. Sour cream - 1 tablespoon

14. Tomato paste - ½ tablespoon

15. Salt and ground black pepper to taste - ½ tablespoon

16. Eggs - 3

17. Shredded Cheddar cheese - 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Red Pepper Tomato Pasta Bake

1. Stage

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook, stirring occasionally, until barely tender and still firm to the bite, 6 to 7 minutes.

2. Stage

Meanwhile, heat a 10-inch Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef and saute until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer beef to a large baking dish; drain and discard grease. Drain pasta and mix in with the beef.

3. Stage

Melt butter in the same pan. Add onion, bell peppers, celery, garlic, and Thai chiles. Cook and stir until onions turn translucent, 4 to 5 minutes.

4. Stage

Transfer vegetable mixture to a blender. Pour in marinara sauce, milk, cream cheese, Sriracha sauce, sour cream, and tomato paste. Blend until combined but still chunky. Taste and season with salt and pepper as desired. Pour sauce over the beef and pasta in the baking dish.

5. Stage

Beat eggs together in the blender. Pour into the baking dish and mix well. Stir in 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Pat mixture down and top with remaining cheese.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until set, 20 to 30 minutes.