Easy Gluten Free Pasta Casserole

Easy gluten free pasta casserole is made with penne pasta, lean ground beef and ricotta cheese. This filling and delicious casserole will feed a crowd or provide a small family with lots of leftovers!

Easy gluten free pasta casserole is made with penne pasta, lean ground beef and ricotta cheese. This filling and delicious casserole will feed a crowd or provide a small family with lots of leftovers! #glutenfree #pasta #casserole #beef #dinner #recipe

RECIPE INFO

You only need 6 simple ingredients for this recipe – gluten free pasta, ground beef, your favorite pasta sauce (my slow cooker spaghetti sauce works great), ricotta cheese, olives, and cheddar cheese. You can jump behind a recipe like this, right?

First time I made this recipe I was like I NEED TO CLEAN OUT MY FRIDGE AND PANTRY! So I found all of the above mentioned things in my fridge and pantry. No doubt I could whip together a delicious recipe with said things.

Woot there it is. I made that recipe right up there – easy gluten free pasta casserole. You may think it’s a weird combo. Who the heck eats kalamata olives with cheddar cheese? This gal right here does and I know you will too because you’re going to try this recipe for dinner tonight, right?

LEFTOVERS!

And then you’ll eat it for dinner tomorrow night too because a big ol’ 12×8 pan makes for a giant amount of gluten free pasta casserole. No complaints here, no complaints with you either, right?

Easy gluten free pasta casserole is made with penne pasta, lean ground beef and ricotta cheese. This filling and delicious casserole will feed a crowd or provide a small family with lots of leftovers!

Easy gluten free pasta casserole is made with penne pasta, lean ground beef and ricotta cheese. This filling and delicious casserole will feed a crowd or provide a small family with lots of leftovers!

Gluten Free Pasta Casserole

Super Simple Beef Ricotta Pasta

Easy Gluten Free Pasta Casserole

Yield: 6-8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Easy gluten free pasta casserole is made with penne pasta, lean ground beef and ricotta cheese. This filling and delicious casserole will feed a crowd or provide a small family with lots of leftovers!

Ingredients

  • 8oz gluten free penne pasta or regular penne pasta
  • 1lb lean ground beef
  • 16oz of pasta sauce (use my Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce or your favorite jarred sauce)
  • 1 1/2 C whole milk ricotta cheese
  • 1/2 C sliced kalamata olives
  • 1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
  2. Cook the ground beef in a large pot or skillet. Mix in the pasta sauce, ricotta cheese and olives. Pour into a 12x8x2 baking dish (or any equivalent sized dish) and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
  3. Broil for 5 minutes or until the cheddar cheese is melted.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 479 Total Fat: 25g Saturated Fat: 11g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 11g Cholesterol: 110mg Sodium: 634mg Carbohydrates: 27g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 5g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 35g

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