Creamy Ricotta, Mozzarella & Parmesan cheeses mixed with sausage, penne, and sauce makes this baked dish a family fave
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Pasta
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Author Kate Bro
Equipment
9x13 baking dish
lid or tin foil
Ingredients
1lbItalian sausage
45oz jarPreggo spaghetti sauce (or similar)approx
12ozGF penne pasta
2cupsRicotta
8oz Mozzarella cheese
1 ½cupsParmesan cheese
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Brown sausage & garlic in a deep skillet. At the same time boil the pasta.When the sausage is cooked, add sauce to pan. Next, line 9×13 pan {or 2 smaller pans} with pasta. {I made 2, 9x13 dishes in these pictures}
Using a spoon, drop scoops of the Ricotta cheese in rows across the pasta. (don't worry about making them super even)
Add about half the Mozzarella to the top.
Next, spread the sausage and sauce mixture across the top of the dish and "wiggle" down into the pasta & ricotta, making sure all the pasta is coated
Add the remaining Mozzarella and the Parmesan cheeses, then cover dish with lid or tin foil.
Bake for 30 minutes covered, then 15 minutes uncovered.
Notes
If you are preparing this as a freezer meal, bake from frozen: 450 degrees, 1 hr 15 minutes covered, 15 minutes uncovered.