ProudGrandma Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Last night because I was in a super duper hurry, I threw together a pasta, hamburger, cheese and tomato sauce dish. It turned out bland and dry, even though I added spices and onions. There is a lot left and I need to "fix it" to make it more enjoyable. There is melted cheese on top....so mixing it all up might be an issue while it's cold....but I am willing to do nearly anything. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 That sounds like dinners my mother often made -- they were yummy! I'd maybe throw in more tomato sauce and a splash of red wine, plus some garlic, oregano and black pepper. You could even add corn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Add more liquid - sauce, wine, cream - and some spice, spread in a baking pan, bake it in the oven with extra cheese on top. That's how we used to rescue old noodles when I was growing up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Is it under-salted? I would start by adding some sort of liquid (maybe broth?) and a little salt (though maybe just broth if it was a salted broth), tasting as I went, and then adding more spices and onion if that wasn’t enough. It would require stirring it all up, but lots of casseroles have cheese in the middle instead of or in addition to on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 3 hours ago, regentrude said: Add more liquid - sauce, wine, cream - and some spice, spread in a baking pan, bake it in the oven with extra cheese on top. That's how we used to rescue old noodles when I was growing up. Cream makes everything better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 A little more salt and something a bit sour - some worcestershire sauce, perhaps. Also, go right now and caramelize some onions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 I fixed it....I added a lot of cream...some cream cheese, oregano, Italian Seasoning, chili powder and salt. Topped it with those fried onion things. It tasted a lot better. Now, the left overs will have over cooked pasta (having cooked it already twice)...but it will at least taste better. THANKS for saving my supper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 what kind of cheese? pasticcio is fabulous - calls for parmesian -you could add the spices and more pureed canned tomatoes. cinnamon, cloves, garlic . . . . maybe when I'm well I'll make one . . . . it uses uses eggs as a binder for the pasta - but you could still do a topping of béchamel sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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