Baked Pasta With Italian Sausage
This a great any night of the week recipe. You can have an easy & tasty meal ready to eat in 30 minutes or less. Serve this baked pasta with a veggie or salad and you have a complete meal. This recipe easily can be made vegetarian- Just use veggie sausage & vegan cheese instead.
Enjoy!
4 servings
2 Italian Sausages (Mild/Sweet or Hot), casings removed
*For 8 servings, use 4 sausages
½ Box (.5 lb) Short Tubed Pasta, like Ziti, Penne, Macaroni, etc.
* For 8 servings, use full box (1 lb)
½ 24 oz. Jar of your favorite Pasta Sauce
*For 8 servings, use entire jar
Your Favorite Cheese, Shredded or grated (optional)
*We used Grated Parmesan
Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Start by getting a pot of water to a boil for your pasta.
Lightly oil a casserole dish and set aside. Remove casings from sausages. Heat saute pan on medium-high heat, no need to add oil- brown sausages while also breaking them into smaller pieces about 4-5 minutes. If you have lots of excess oil from the sausages, remove the oil using a spoon & discard. Add pasta sauce to the browned sausage & stir to combine. Let heat through for about 1 minute then remove from heat.
When pasta water comes to a boil, add about 2-3 teaspoons of salt then add in your pasta. Cook until al dente according to directions on pasta box. Try not to overcook the pasta as it will continue to cook in the oven.
Drain pasta & return it to the same pot you were using. Add in the pasta sauce w/ sausage & combine.
Place half of the pasta in the oiled casserole dish, then add a layer of cheese. (If you aren’t using cheese, then skip this step & put all of the pasta to the casserole dish)
Top with remaining pasta & then a little more cheese.
Bake uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes or until it’s as brown as you prefer.
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14 мар 2024
