Mostaccioli

Maybe you are like me and you didn't start cooking until after you got married or you were cooking while you still lived at home with your parents, either way I'm sure you have a memory of your first meal. I still remember my very first meal I made for my husband and I it was an On-cor sliced turkey in gravy, instant mash potatoes and biscuits. YUP...and we both thought it was so good!! This totally makes me laugh because I can't even remember the last time I made an On-cor meal, we had way too many of those our first year of marriage, and to this day I really do not like instant potatoes.

Mostaccioli is one of the first recipes I learned to make 24 years ago and is one of those recipes I continue to make for my family today! If you ate dinner at our house 24 years ago I can almost certainly guarantee you were served Mostaccioli! It was the first recipe I learned to add seasonings to and made it my own.

So what was your first meal you made? I would love to hear from you, feel free to share in the comments below!

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

1 ⁄2 cup chopped onion

1 ⁄2 garlic clove

1 10.75oz can tomato soup

3 8oz. cans tomato sauce

1/2 - 1 cup of 1/2 & 1/2 (This is the secret to making your mostaccioli even creamier)

1 ⁄2 teaspoon salt

1 ⁄2 teaspoon pepper

1 t. Italian seasoning

1 t. Basil

1 t. Oregano

1 box Mostaccioli or Penne noodles

1 lb Velveeta

Directions:

1. Cook beef and onion together over medium heat until no longer pink; drain

2. Add garlic, tomato soup, tomato sauce and seasonings to the meat

3. Cut the Velveeta into cubes so that it will melt quicker and add to the meat/sauce mixture. Cook on low heat and continue to stir so that it won't burn on the bottom of your pan.

4. Meanwhile cook pasta according to package directions; drain.

5. Add the sauce mixture to the pasta and stir together.

6. Add the 1/2 & 1/2 and continue to heat on low for 5-10 minutes.

I like to serve this with Italian green beans and or a salad along with garlic bread. Enjoy!