Baked Sausage Penne
photo by lazyme
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
1 casserole
- Serves:
- 3
ingredients
- 8 ounces Italian sausage, casings removed (mild or spicy- your choice)
- 6 ounces penne pasta, uncooked
- 1 1⁄2 cups marinara sauce (homemade or jarred)
- 2 -3 tablespoons pesto sauce (homemade or jarred)
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 1 dash chili flakes
- salt and pepper
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 ounce parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a large pot of boiling, salted water; cook the pasta just to al dente. You don't want it mushy, as it will cook more in the oven.
- While pasta is cooking, brown the italian sausage in a saute pan over medium heat, breaking it up into small pieces.
- Drain any accumulated grease and discard.
- Add the marinara sauce, pesto, italian seasoning and chili flakes. Stir, and let simmer, stirring occasionally for 5 -6 minutes, until the sauce comes to a boil.
- Taste, and add salt, pepper, or more italian seasoning as necessary.
- Drain the cooked pasta, and place in a mixing bowl.
- Add the sauce mixture and 3 ounces of the shredded cheese. Stir to combine.
- Coat an 8 x 8 (or similar sized) baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place pasta mixture in the baking dish, spreading to fill the dish evenly.
- Top with the reaining cheeses.
- You could make ahead to this point, and refrigerate until you are ready to cook, but if so, your baking time will be longer.
- Bake, uncovered at 350 for 20 minutes or until bubbly and heated through.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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We enjoyed this tasty comfort food very much Ingrid. The pasta was perfectly cooked, bathed in sauce and wrapped in warm melted cheese. I used hot italian pork sausage, scoobi doo pasta, homemade hot n spicy marinara, 2 tbsps basil pesto, added all the seasonings and a good quality parmesan, resulting in a wonderful tasting meal. Thank you so much for sharing.
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