Preheat oven to 350F

Cook pasta to al dente, following package directions

Heat a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high/high heat. Add ground meat. Break apart meat into bite-sized pieces, season with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, and a pinch of red pepper flake.

Cook the meat until meat is browned and cooked through. Remove excess grease.

While the meat cooks, shred the mozzarella cheese.

To the meat, add in pasta sauce along with 8 ounces cream cheese that has been softened and cut into cubes for easier melting.Simmer the sauce until it’s heated through and the cream cheese has melted.

To the meat sauce, stir in cooked pasta and stir to combine.

If using an oven-safe skillet, top with mozzarella cheese then bake for 20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. If not using an oven-safe skillet, transfer the noodle and meat sauce mixture to a 9×13 inch baking dish, then top with mozzarella cheese and bake.