SOUP's ON: What's For Dinner?: ITALIAN CASSEROLE

Italian Casserole was introduced to our family years ago by my sisterinlaw Barb.
If you're looking for a quick casserole with an Italian flair, this is definitely it and easy to make!
Add a side salad, and some garlic bread, bread sticks or as I chose to serve with garlic butter drenched rolls, and of course a great bottle of wine! Mangia Mang'!

Hope you enjoy the recipe!

INGREDIENTS

1 lb. Lean Ground Beef (Bison, Chicken or Turkey optional)

1 6oz. can of Tomato Paste (I used Contadina)

1 package of dry Spaghetti Sauce Mix (I used McCormicks)

8 oz. Sour Cream (I used Daisy Lite)

4 oz. shredded Mozzeralla (I used Sargento)

2 T Butter

2 T grated Parmesan

2 tubes Crescent Rolls (I used Pillsbury)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Using a 9x13 casserole dish lightly spray with Pam to cover sides and bottom of dish
In a medium skillet, brown ground beef, drain, and place back into skillet
Add spaghetti sauce and tomato paste, mix well and set aside
In a bowl mix sour cream and Mozzarella cheese
In a ramekin, melt butter in microwave

Layers:

1st: Lay one tube of crescent rolls flat, stretch gently to fit on bottom of dish

2nd:Ground beef mixture followed by sour cream mixture
3rd Top with 2nd tube of crescent rolls, again laid out flat and stretch gently to fit
Brush top of casserole with melted butter evenly and sprinkle Parmesan on top