Faux Baked Roasted Garlic & Tomato Spaghetti

What you need:

• 1 pint grape tomatoes
• Fresh basil, chopped
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 jar RAGÚ Homestyle Thick and Hearty Roasted Garlic pasta sauce
• 1 lb. thin spaghetti
• 2 Tbsp. salted butter
• 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan
• Shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

1. Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium to medium-high heat, crumbling as it cooks.
2. Meanwhile, halve the grape tomatoes lengthwise. Sprinkle with basil, salt, and pepper, and toss with a drizzle of olive oil.
3. Place tomatoes on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet and roast in a preheated 425 degree oven until they burst.
4. Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to package directions. Drain and toss with butter.
5. Once ground beef is cooked through, drain if needed, and then add RAGÚ.
6. Simmer ground beef with RAGÚ while pasta cooks and tomatoes finish roasting.
7. Stir in roasted tomatoes and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
8. Place cooked pasta in a greased casserole dish and top with meat mixture.
9. Top the meat mixture with shredded mozzarella cheese to your liking.
10. Place casserole dish under the broiler under low until the cheese is browned and bubbly.

Original Fantastical Recipe