Pasta recipes

Jo Mazzotti casserole, a hearty baked noodle dish of ground pork, onions, and mushrooms in a rich tomato sauce with cubes of sharp cheddar melted through. An old-school Midwestern crowd-pleaser.

Mexican lentil casserole with brown rice, tomato paste, taco seasoning, and chili powder. A hearty, high-fiber vegetarian main dish baked until set.

Slow cooker beef and pork barbecue with brown sugar, chili powder, tomato paste, and vinegar. Cooks until fork-tender and shreds for sandwiches. Oven method included.

Almond rice casserole packs brown rice, TVP, miso, and toasted almonds into a hearty vegetarian main dish. Earthy thyme and marjoram tie it together. Bakes or microwaves with the same simple assembly.

Meaty one-pot goulash with sausage, ground beef, tomatoes, and 10 cups of shredded cabbage simmered in a spicy chili-tomato sauce. Dinner on the table in 30 minutes.

Brandy Beef Bourguignon: French-style braised beef with red wine, brandy, pearl onions, mushrooms, and herbs. Marinated for hours, simmered slow into silk-tender bites.

A lighter eggplant casserole layered with herby tomato sauce, nutty Swiss cheese and a Parmesan-bread crumb topping. No frying, just baked until bubbling. Vegetarian and diabetic-friendly.

Five beans and sausage casserole loads pork-and-beans, wax, lima, green, and chili beans into a tomato-mustard sauce with cooked sausage. A potluck legend that feeds a crowd.

Ground beef and pearl barley casserole with tomatoes, bell pepper, celery, and tomato paste. A filling one-dish meal you can make in the microwave or oven in about an hour.

Ground beef and bean casserole with chickpeas, pork and beans, tomato paste, and bell pepper. Cook it on the stovetop in 10 minutes or bake it in the oven.

Easy to put together, and just let the crock-pot do its wonder. A warm and delicious meal is ready to serve when you come home from work.

San Francisco seafood casserole bakes mussels, shrimp, and white fish in a tomato-wine-clam juice broth. A streamlined cioppino in casserole form, ready in under an hour.

Scheherazade casserole: the classic Moosewood vegetarian bake of bulgur, ground soybeans, tomatoes, cumin and feta cheese. Middle Eastern-spiced, protein-rich and a co-op cookbook hall of famer.

Tender eggplant shells cradle savory ground lamb with mushrooms, garlic, and Mediterranean herbs in this show-stopping Greek casserole. Perfect for special dinners when you want authentic flavors.

Classic Italian lasagna with layers of beef and mushroom tomato sauce, spinach-cottage cheese ricotta substitute, and melted mozzarella. The Sunday-supper bake that always feeds a crowd.

Italian zucchini casserole with a spaghetti sauce, cheddar cheese, and mushroom topping baked under Parmesan. A vegetarian main dish or side that uses up summer zucchini.