Italian Sausage Pasta Bake made with short Pasta, Italian Sausages, Onion & Peppers with a Quick Tomato Sauce and a Mozzarella Cheese Blend. Empty it into a Single Serve Au Gratin Dish or a Casserole. Top with the Mozzarella Cheese blend and bake.
Servings: 4 portions
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pot for the Quick Tomato Sauce
- 1 Pot for the Pasta
- 1 Spider to scoop the pasta out
- 1 Large Skillet or Pan
- 4 Au Gratin Dishes or 1 Casserole Dish
- 1 Digital Scale
Ingredients
- 4 Links Italian Sausage
- 400 g Penne Pasta
- 800 g Quick Tomato Sauce
- As Desired Mozzarella & Provolone Cheese Blend - 3 parts Mozzarella and 1 part provolone
- 1 Onion
- 1 Bell Pepper - or a mix of peppers
- 16 C Water with 1 - 2 Tbl of Water - for the Pasta
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 F with the rack in the middle position. Place 16 Cups of Water with 1 - 2 Tbl of Sea Salt into a pot on the back burner and bring it to a boil. Weigh out the Pasta and set it aside.
- In a Saucepan, prepare the Quick Tomato Sauce and then set it aside.
- Add the Pasta to the Pot of Boiling Water. Remove the Skin from the Sausages and place Italian Sausages into a Pan and cook halfway through over medium heat breaking it up. Then add in the Onions & Peppers to continue cooking until the Sausage meat is cooked through, and the Vegetables are softened.
- Measure out 800 g of Quick Tomato Sauce and add to the Pan with the Italian Sausages & Vegetables. Mix and keep cooking until the Pasta only needs a few minutes to finish cooking.
- Scoop the Pasta out of the Pot and add it directly to the Meat Sauce. Mix well and continue to cook until just done to your liking. Empty into single serve au gratin dishes or a casserole dish. Top with Cheese Blend and Bake 5 - 10 minutes or until the Cheese is melted with light browning.