Add something cheesy to your family's dinner! Bake this delicious casserole made with pork sausage and pasta.
Baked Sausage and Penne
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups uncooked penne pasta (8 oz)
- 1 lb bulk Italian pork sausage
- 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 jar (24 oz) marinara sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 cup shredded Italian cheese blend (4 oz)
- Thinly sliced fresh basil leaves, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In Dutch oven or 3-quart saucepan, cook pasta as directed on package, using minimum cook time; drain and return to Dutch oven.
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Step2Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook sausage, onion and garlic over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Add sausage, marinara sauce and basil to cooked pasta in Dutch oven; stir well. Spoon into baking dish.
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Step3In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg. Spoon over pasta mixture. Sprinkle with cheese blend.
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Step4Cover; bake 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil.
Nutrition
580
Calories
27g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 580
- Total Fat
- 27g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 1260mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 0%
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 1 Vegetable; 3 High-Fat Meat;Carbohydrate Choice
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