Mostaccioli with Beef and Turkey is great if you are feeding a large crowd and don’t want to spend a lot of money. This Mostaccioli recipe is full of mild spices, chunks of tomatoes and cheese. I love serving this with homemade garlic bread and a side salad.
I had a huge birthday celebration for my 30th and hosted it at our home. We opted to make this Mostaccioli because we could easily feed a lot of people good food for not a lot of money.
Mixing the ground beef with a leaner cut of meat such as ground turkey or ground chicken will keep the meat from drying out while maintaining a lower calorie count. Mostaccioli would also be great with portobello mushrooms cut up and beef if you did not want all the meat.
Stove Top & Oven
Recipe serves: 8
Serving size: 1 cup
Total time: 1 hour
Equipment to make your life easier
Let's grocery shop!
I am assuming you have salt and pepper. It is not included in pantry and spices. If you don’t want to buy two different kinds of meat then just buy your favorite. I have also made this will ground chicken and pork the results were fantastic.
Pantry & Spices
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dried basil
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dried oregano
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marjoram
Grocery
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1 - medium onion
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1 - garlic clove
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1 - pound ground beef
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1 - pound ground turkey
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1 - penne pasta 16 oz
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1 - can Italian diced tomato 14.5 oz
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1 - can crushed tomatoes 15 oz
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1 - can tomato paste 6 oz
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1 - ricotta cheese 15 oz
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1 - grated parmesan cheese 8 oz
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1 - mozzarella cheese 8 oz
Tip from me
You can freeze the 1/2 the pound of ground beef and ground turkey and use it in the following recipes:
Let's prep!
| 16 oz uncooked penne pasta |
| 1 medium onion |
| 3 garlic cloves |
| 14.5 oz Italian diced tomato |
| 15 oz crushed tomatoes |
| 1/2 pound ground turkey |
| 1/2 pound ground beef |
| 6 oz tomato paste |
| 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 1 teaspoon dried basil |
| 1/3 cup water |
| 1 1/2 mozzarella cheese |
| 8 oz parmesan cheese |
| 1 teaspoon marjoram |
| 15 oz ricotta cheese |
- Gather all of your ingredients and measuring tools
- Mince 3 cloves of garlic and place them in a prep bowl; set aside
- Chop 1 medium onion (1 cup) and place in a small prep bowl; set aside
- In a small spice bowl add:
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- In a small bowl combine:
- 15 oz ricotta cheese
- 1 teaspoon marjoram
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- I use a kitchen scale to weigh the beef and turkey.
- I combine the remainder meat and use my food saver to freeze or make a meat loaf the same week. Try my Turkey and Beef Meat Loaf.
Let's cook!
- Complete prep from prep tab above.
- Put on a large pot of water to boil
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a large skillet over medium heat add:
- 3/4 pound ground beef
- 1/4 pound ground turkey
- onion
- Cook the meat and onion until the meat is brown and the onion is tender
- Drain the meat mixture
- Add the garlic for 1 minute
- Add:
- Italian diced tomatoes
- crushed tomatoes
- tomato paste
- 1/3 cup water
- spice bowl of oregano, basil, salt and pepper
- Simmer covered stirring occasionally for 15 minutes
- Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook to package directions
- Drain pasta and coat the 13x9x2 baking dish with cooking spray or use 1/2 teaspoon of oil with a paper towel
- Assemble the baking dish spreading each ingredient evenly:
- 1 cup meat sauce
- half the penne pasta
- half of the remaining meat sauce
- ricotta cheese
- the remainder penne
- the remainder meat sauce
- sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese
- Bake uncovered for 30 to 45 minutes. Enjoy!
This recipe can also be found in Weekly Dinners for 4 under $100 – Menu 8
