Looking for an idea for tomorrow night!

[Dar]

I have only an oven, no grill. Dinner for two.

Looking to make chicken or beef something tomorrow. Something easy but good.

Any ideas!

HALP!

[Bhanuch]

You can make a simple, yet delicious pasta bake with only a few ingredients and not a lot of work. I'm terrible at using exact measurements, because I cook by taste and smell, so work with it and understand some of the seasonings are estimated.

You will need:

1 lb. ground beef
1 can Progresso Italian Bread Crumbs
1 32 oz can of tomato sauce
1 can of diced rotel tomatoes
1 box of whole wheat penne pasta
1 8 oz bag of Mozzarella cheese
Grated Parmesan Cheese (Kraft container or recommend the wedge and grate it yourself).
1 tblspn minced garlic (fresh garlic is always best, but it's a little more work)
1 tblspn Oregano
1 tblspn Basil
1 tblspn Parsley
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
Worcestershire Sauce



Preheat oven to 350.
Add tomato sauce, rotel tomatoes to a pot and set temp to medium-high heat.
Add Garlic, Basil, Parsley Oregano, salt and crushed red pepper to the tomato sauce and stir well.
Bring this to a boil, stirring occasionally.
While this is boiling, start your noodles boiling. Make sure you don't overcook the noodles. You still want them a little firm, not mushy.
Brown your ground beef with a few splashes of Worcestershire sauce.
When the noodles are done, spread them out evenly across the bottom of a medium sized casserole dish.
Add the ground beef, spread evenly over the noodles.
Add half the tomato sauce to the casserole dish next.
Add a layer of mozzarella cheese to cover the noodles and sauce.
Cover the cheese with the bread crumbs.
Add the rest of the sauce (pour gently).
Cover with more mozzarella cheese and bread crumbs to top.
Place in oven for 20 minutes.
Remove the dish from the oven and add a layer of Parmesan cheese to the top and put it back in the oven for 10 more minutes.

Serve with a nice leafy salad with a mix of lettuce (iceberg is for losers) or raw spinach with a nice Balsamic vinaigrette (don't add too much of the vinaigrette!) and a little garlic bread will top this off nicely. Add a couple of kalamata olives to the side for a nice touch.