Dorothy's Baked Mostaccioli

Submitted by HEP MEP

"I don't know who the heck Dorothy is, but this is pretty good stuff. My husband tore this out of the paper,years back,when I was hospitalized,and begged me to make it when I was feeling better- so I did.Thanks, Dorothy, whoever you are!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb Italian sausage, skin removed
• 1 green pepper, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 medium onion, cut in thin rings
• 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup water
• 16 ounces mostaccioli pasta or 16 ounces penne, cooked about 10 minutes drained and tossed with
• 1 -2 teaspoon olive oil
• 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated,divided
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*.
2. In a large skillet,combine sausage,pepper and onion,cook until browned.
3. Stir in sauce and water.
4. Bring to a boil,then simmer about 5 minutes.
5. Put 1/2 cup of the sauce in a 9x12 baking dish.
6. Top with half the pasta and 2 cups mozzarella cheese.
7. Add remaining 3 cups sauce,remaining pasta and cheese.
8. Bake 30 minutes,or until done.

Reviews

[kimbearly]

hubby loved this with the italian sausage---reminded him of moms cooking!i do not care for green peppers so i skipped those but added black olives for dh and lots of mushrooms for me!!!good stuff!

 

[duke645]

homemade sauce is too easy to make to use sauce from a jar with this recipe. try Giada's recipe for marinara sauce with this. its killer good. I also add some pecorino romano and provolone in with the cheeses. it was awesome

 

[RecipeNut]

This was delicious! I used sweet sausage but will make it again using hot next time. It was an easy recipe to prepare and it was just wonderful! Thanks Mep

 

[Luby Luby Luby]

If you are hungry for Italian and don't have time to make a sauce from scratch try this recipe. It is fast, easy and good. I think it will be a hit with children also.