Beths Cavatini Recipes

CAVATINI

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients.
• 2. Put into large baking pan and top with cheese.
• 3. Bake in 450-degree oven until cheese is melted and slightly browned.

CAVATINI II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine green pepper, onion, pepperoni, mushrooms, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce, and garlic. Cover, and simmer for one hour.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together pasta, ricotta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, and Parmesan. In a 9x13 inch baking dish, alternate pasta and cheese mixture and sauce mixture, ending with sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

CAVATINI

Steps:

• Cook the beef, sausage, onion and green pepper until brown.
• Drain and set aside.
• Mix the pepperoni, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, salsa, mushrooms and salad peppers.
• Stir into the meat mixture.
• Add the cooked pasta shells.
• Spoon 1/2 of the mixture into 2 greased 11x7 inch baking dishes.
• Combine the two cheeses and divide the amount in half.
• Take one half of the cheese and sprinkle on top of the meat in each dish.
• Take the remaining 1/2 of the meat mixture and cover the cheese in the two dishes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Top each dish with the remaining 1/2 of the cheese.
• Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

MAMMA ANG'S CAVATINI

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground turkey, onion, and bell pepper. Add pepperoni and sauce.
• 2. Boil all pastas for 10 minutes. Drain.
• 3. Add to meat sauce mixture.
• 4. In a medium bowl, mix 2 cups of mozzarella, the cottage cheese, and Italian seasoning.
• 5. In a 9x13 baking dish, layer almost 1/2 of pasta/meat mixture.
• 6. Then, add a layer of 1/2 cheese mixture.
• 7. Add another layer of pasta/meat (make sure to leave enough for a thin third layer). Add a layer of the rest of the cheese mixture. Top with remaining pasta/meat, and sprinkle on the 1/2 cup of mozzarella.
• 8. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

BETH'S CAVATINI

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and green pepper; cook until tender. Drain; stir in pasta sauce. Combine pasta and sausage mixture; mix together and transfer to a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Arrange pepperoni slices on top; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.Tip: There are lots of delicious, already-seasoned flavors of pasta sauce at the supermarket! Keep several different varieties in the pantry and add a new twist to tried & true dishes.

EASY CAVATINI

Steps:

• Chop the onion and green pepper.
• Cook pastas together; drain well.
• Saute beef, onion, and green pepper until beef is no longer pink and vegetables are soft. Add the pepperoni and heat thoroughly. Drain excess grease.
• Add spaghetti sauce and simmer 5 minutes.
• Spray a 3-qt casserole with cooking spray. Put 1/2 of the pasta in the casserole. Spoon 1/2 of the meat sauce mixture over the pasta. Spoon the container of cottage cheese over the sauce. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese.
• Top with the remaining pasta, then sauce, then mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

CAVATINI PASTA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook the beef, onions and pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the water, tomato paste, mushrooms, pepperoni, sauce mix and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour., Meanwhile, for pasta, bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add macaroni and pastas. Return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until tender; drain. Stir into tomato sauce. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish (dish will be full)., Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.