FOTM: Three Cheese Baked Mostaccioli

It's the end of the month, and time for Bake at 350's Flavor of the Month party!! This month's theme is "Traditions". Maybe you have a recipe from your mom, grandmother, favorite aunt or (let's not leave out) dad that is a family tradition? Maybe you have a recipe you would like to START as a family tradition. Head over to Bake at 350 and post your recipe and check out all of the other family tradition recipe!.....maybe you'll find a new "Tradition" (*December's theme will be cookies!)

I posted this recipe well over a year ago, but I thought it certainly deserved another post, especially a post about tradition.

Three Cheese Baked Mostaccioli is a recipe that was always a specialty of my sister-in-law Bobbie. I'm so fortunate to have gotten her recipe years ago. We lost our beloved Bobbie to breast cancer over 8 years ago - gosh, I can't believe it's been that long - but we think of Aunt Bobbie EVERY time we eat her WONDERFUL Mostacciloi.

This dish is becoming a Christmas tradition in our family. You can make this dish in advance, refrigerate, then cook before serving!! It's a real crowd pleaser with friends and family, and serves a lot!

So grab your apron and lets get started - it's really very easy!!

Three Cheese Baked Mostaccioli
print recipe here

(approx 10 servings)
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 pound salsitccia (if you can't find this, you can use Italian sausage)
garlic to taste
45 oz Raghu Old World Style Spaghetti sauce
Italian seasoning to taste
1 box Mostaccioli Noodles
6 slices American Cheese
6 slices Mozzarella Cheese
3 slices Provolone Cheese

Boil your noodles according to the box

Brown the ground beef and salsittcia and garlic
Add Raghu and Italian seasoning and let simmer for about 15-20 mins.

Grease a 9x13 glass dish and layer
1/2 of your noodles
tear up 3 pieces of American Cheese and
3 pieces of Mozzarella Cheese
and place on top of noodles
(**placing the cheese on the noodles is an VERY important secret step)


Next pour 1/2 of your meat sauce over cheese and noodles



Now add the other 1/2 of your noodles
and top with other 3 slices of American cheese
and 3 slices of Provolone Cheese


Pour other 1/2 of your sauce over 2nd layer of cheese and noodles
Then top with remaining mozzarella cheese


Place in oven on 350 for 45 mins

Enjoy!

I also have this recipe posted over at The Pioneer Woman's Tasty Kitchen, you can get a printable version, if you need it, by clicking here.

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