Never fail pasta

The easiest dish I recreate over and over again. The base for it is simple and you can vary it any way you like. My fridge is full of ingredients I purchase from Costco, from the shredded cheese to the soup and tomato sauce to the marinated mozzarella balls. It's the cheapest and easiest dish.

Servings: 4
Prep time: 10-15 minutes (depends on the add-ins, using more left overs = less prep time)
Cook time: 25-35 minutes (depends on the type of pasta used)
Total time: 35-50 minutes

Ingredients:
- 1 jar of tomato sauce
- 6 oz of creamy tomato soup or red pepper soup (optional, you could just add in some fresh herbs or dried ones if you like)
- mixed shredded cheese of preference (I use the mexican mix from Costco)
- marinated mozzarella balls
- 1 box of preferred type of pasta
- throw in ingredients on hand such as mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, red peppers, broccoli, left over chicken, etc ...

*optional 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes

Directions:
Set the oven to broil. Set a pot of water on the stove to boil. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box, cooking until al dente. Meanwhile combine the soup and the sauce in a saucepan, mixing until blended together. Add the hot pepper flakes if you wish to use them so the heat bring the hot oils out into the sauce. Add two large handfuls of shredded cheese into the sauce to help it thicken.

If you are using raw vegetables, dice them and saute in oil or butter until lightly caramelized. If you are using leftover meat, also heat the meat up. If you are using roasted red peppers or sundried tomatoes, slice into strips. Halve the marinated mozzarella balls.

After the pasta is done cooking, drain and toss in the veggies, meat, or whatever add ins you have on hand. Mix the pasta with the sauce and pour into a baking pan. Top with the mozarella balls, evenly spacing out about one inch away from each other, and top with the shredded cheese in between the spaces. Broil on the middle rack for about 5 minutes or until a nice caramelization has formed on the cheese.

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