Categories: Ground Beef, Main Dish

Ingredients

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, minced
• salt
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 lb ground beef
• 10 curly edged lasagna noodles, broken into 2 inch pieces
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• pepper
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Directions

1. Pour tomatoes with their juices into 1 quart liquid measuring cup. Add water until mixture measures 1 quart.

2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes snd cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground meat and cook, breaking apart meat, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

3. Scatter pasta over meat but do not stir. pour diced tomatoes with juices and tomato sauce over pasta. Cover and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender, about 20 minutes.

4. Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Dot with heaping tablespoons ricotta, cover, and let stand off heat for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with basil and remaining 3 tablespoons parmesan. Serve.

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