Serves: 6
1/2 pound Ground Beef
1/2 pound Ground Lamb, or additional Ground Beef
1 cup chopped Onion
4 cloves Garlic -- minced
1 tablespoon Oregano
1 teaspoon Basil
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Coarse-ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Thyme
1 can Diced Tomatoes (16-oz.), with juice
1 can Tomato Sauce (15-oz.)
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
3 cups cooked mixed Pasta (elbows, ziti, etc.)
4 ounces Feta Cheese -- crumbled
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a Dutch oven, brown beef, and lamb if used, until no longer pink, leaving meat a little chunky; drain fat. Stir in onion and garlic; add oregano, basil, salt, pepper and thyme; mix well. Add tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce and lemon juice; mix well; simmer over low heat 20 minutes. Stir in sugar and cinnamon; simmer 15 minutes.. Stir in cooked pasta; top with cheese. Cover; bake 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes more. (Can be re-covered and kept warm at 200 degrees up to 1 hour.)