Penne Pasta Skillet

Here is another "working woman's friend" recipe that  also freezes well.

Penne Pasta Skillet

1 pound ground beef or turkey
1 jar of your favorite spahetti sauce
2 c. water
3 c. uncooked penne pasta (we happen to like penne rigate!)
1 c. shredded mozzarella

 

In a large covered skillet, brown the meat then drain it*.

 then add the water and the spaghetti sauce.

 Stir in the pasta, and bring it to a boil. 

Lower the heat and cover it, letting it simmer gently for about 20 minutes.  Take it off the heat, sprinkle the cheese on top, and re-cover it while you fix a salad or some garlic cheese bread. (For that I spread on a mixture of butter, garlic, and parmesan cheese on half a loaf of French bread and broil til browned and crusty)

A pretty simple recipe, and one you could change up depending on the sauce you use, and even the pasta...so easy a kid could make it.

Gina

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*I  rinse the meat after I brown it - it's just my quirky way of getting as much fat off it as I can (: