Baked Pasta With Tomato And Mozzarella

• 1/2 pound macaroni
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 pound bacon diced
• 1 2/3 pounds ground beef
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 onion peeled finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and finely diced
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 pound monterey jack cheese grated
• 1 1/3 pounds tomatoes sliced
• 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese sliced
• fresh basil to garnish

1. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the package instructions.
2. Meanwhile, to make the meat sauce, heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the bacon and beef and fry until the beef becomes crumbly. Season to taste and add the dried basil, onion and garlic and saute briefly. Add the tomato puree and 1/2 cup of water and simmer over high heat for 3-4 mins.
3. To make the Bechamel sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and cook, stirring. Gradually add the stock and the milk and simmer for 5 mins. Stir in 2/3 of the Monterey Jack cheese and season to taste.
4. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Put half of the pasta in a greased baking dish and add half the meat sauce and Bechamel, followed by half the tomatoes and mozzarella. Repeat the process with the remaining ingredients and sprinkle with the remaining Monterey Jack. Bake for 30-35 mins and garnish with basil.

macaroni, olive oil, bacon, ground beef, basil, onion, garlic, tomato puruee, butter, flour, vegetable stock, milk, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Baked-Pasta-with-Tomato-and-Mozzarella-1408268 (may not work)