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Baked Penne Pasta with Italian Sausage

Enjoy an all-in-one dinner, or make half for now, half to freeze!
Course dinner
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8
Author Rachel Singer

Ingredients

  • 1 lb box pasta I used Penne, but you can use whatever you'd like -- rigatoni works well, too.
  • 1 lb ground bulk Italian sausage browned
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 jar of pasta sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, bring water to a boil, and spray a 9"x13" baking dish (or two smaller dishes) with cooking spray.
  • While your water is coming to a boil, gather your ingredients.
  • Cook pasta, following directions on the box for "al dente," and brown the sausage.
  • When the sausage is browned, add the garlic and saute it with the sausage for a minute or so.
  • Drain the pasta & pour the cooked pasta back into the pot.
  • Add the pasta sauce, salt, browned sausage, and garlic to the pasta.
  • Mix well and pour into your prepared baking dish.
  • Top with mozzarella and bake 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees until the cheese melts.