Johnny Marzetti
Johnny Marzetti is an Ohio recipe which combines macaroni pasta with a ground beef tomato sauce, baked in a casserole and topped with cheese.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 16 oz macaroni pasta
- 2 lbs ground sirloin
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 small yellow onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup beef broth
- 2 tbsp chili garlic sauce
- 4 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- In a large sauté pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until starting to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Add the ground sirloin. Break up the meat and cook until no longer pink.
- Stir in the garlic and cook for about one minute, until fragrant.
- Stir in the sugar, oregano, salt, crushed tomatoes, beef broth and chili garlic sauce. Bring to a simmer. Stir well.
- Cover the pan and allow to gently simmer while the pasta is cooking.
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook the macaroni pasta according to package directions. Drain the pasta.
- Stir the cooked pasta into the meat sauce.
- Spread the macaroni and sauce evenly in a large casserole dish.
- Top the pasta with the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Bake the casserole in the oven for about 45 minutes, until hot and the cheese is melted.