Baked Penne with Four Cheeses

Ingredients

• mozzarella cheese, finely shredded
• for sprinkling
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 oz asiago, grated
• 4 oz grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 5 oz frozen chopped spinach
• + 14 more ingredients
• • 15 ounce ricotta cheese
  • for the cheese mixture:
  • pepper
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 32 oz can tomatoes in puree, chopped*
  • ¾ lb ground beef
  • for the sauce:
  • 12 oz short tubular pasta like penne or ziti

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cook pasta until almost al dente. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix together all of the ingredients of the cheese mixture. Set aside. Heat oil in large saucepan. Add onion, garlic and carrot, red pepper flakes and sauté until the onion is translu...

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