Baked Penne with Italian Sausage

Baked Penne with Italian Sausage might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 880 calories, 42g of protein, and 46g of fat each. For $2.58 per serving, this recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes. This recipe is liked by 324 foodies and cooks. Head to the store and pick up marinara sauce, parmesan cheese, italian sausage, and a few other things to make it today. Many people really liked this main course. It is brought to you by Recipe Girl. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 93%. This score is outstanding. Try Baked Penne with Italian Sausage, Baked Penne with Italian Sausage, and Baked Penne with Italian Sausage for similar recipes.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 70 minutes

 

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Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Bring 6 quarts of water to boil in a large pot over high heat.2. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the sausage loses its raw color, about 5 minutes. Drain the sausage on a paper-towel-lined plate and set aside.3. Mix ricotta cheese, 2 Tablespoons of the olive oil, 1.2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together; set aside. In a separate bowl, toss the mozzarella and Parmesan together until combined; set aside.4. Add 1 1/2 Tablespoons salt and the pasta to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is just beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta. Return the drained pasta to the pot and stir in the marinara sauce, sausage, remaining 2 Tablespoons oil and reserved pasta cooking water.5. Pour half of the sauced pasta into a 13x9-inch baking dish. Drop large spoonfuls of the ricotta mixture evenly over the pasta, then pour the remaining sauced pasta over the ricotta layer. Sprinkle the top of the penne evenly with the mozzarella mixture.6. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400°F. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil that has been sprayed with vegetable oil spray (or use nonstick foil). Bake until the sauce bubbled lightly around the edges, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until pasta is completely heated through, 25 to 30 minutes longer. Sprinkle with basil before serving.

 

Step by step:

1. Bring 6 quarts of water to boil in a large pot over high heat.

2. Meanwhile, cook sausage in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the sausage loses its raw color, about 5 minutes.

3. Drain the sausage on a paper-towel-lined plate and set aside.

4. Mix ricotta cheese, 2 Tablespoons of the olive oil, 1.2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper together; set aside. In a separate bowl, toss the mozzarella and Parmesan together until combined; set aside.

5. Add 1 1/2 Tablespoons salt and the pasta to the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is just beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Reserve 1 1/2 cups of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta. Return the drained pasta to the pot and stir in the marinara sauce, sausage, remaining 2 Tablespoons oil and reserved pasta cooking water.

6. Pour half of the sauced pasta into a 13x9-inch baking dish. Drop large spoonfuls of the ricotta mixture evenly over the pasta, then pour the remaining sauced pasta over the ricotta layer. Sprinkle the top of the penne evenly with the mozzarella mixture.

7. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400°F. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil that has been sprayed with vegetable oil spray (or use nonstick foil).

8. Bake until the sauce bubbled lightly around the edges, 30 to 40 minutes.

9. Remove the foil and continue to bake until pasta is completely heated through, 25 to 30 minutes longer. Sprinkle with basil before serving.

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